Glider

N828JN

2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
120
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomsburg, PA
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Registration record

N828JN on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B
Serial
120
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomsburg, PA
Certificate issued
2003-08-27
Airworthiness date
2002-02-04
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB4F68
Mode S (octal)
52647550
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N828JN.
  • 2003-03-10
    Accident at Clermont, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N828JN

N828JN is a 2001 Homebuilt DISCUS-2B, serial number 120. It is registered to an individual in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2003 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 4, 2002.

N828JN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-03-10 Accident · Clermont, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA03CA074
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B
Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with wind gusts while making an approach to land in a field resulting in the aircraft landing early and colliding with a berm.

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

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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.