Glider

N71EM

1998 Homebuilt Discus 2A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
6
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
Registration record

N71EM on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Discus 2A
Serial
6
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2019-01-23
Airworthiness date
2015-07-06
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A97A24
Mode S (octal)
52275044
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N71EM.
  • 2015-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N71EM

N71EM is a 1998 Homebuilt Discus 2A, serial number 6. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 6, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71EM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71EM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Homebuilt Discus 2A aircraft

All 6 Homebuilt Discus 2A registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in California

All 27,686 aircraft registered in California →
Similar aircraft

Other gliders on the register

More from Schempp-Hirth

Schempp-Hirth models on the register

Own N71EM?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in California· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.