Glider

N86BG

1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
238CS
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Troy, TX
Registration record

N86BG on the FAA register

Type
1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Serial
238CS
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Troy, TX
Certificate issued
2026-06-30
Airworthiness date
1997-12-19
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABCC9E
Mode S (octal)
52746236
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N86BG.
  • 1997-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N86BG

N86BG is a 1997 Schempp-Hirth Discus CS, serial number 238CS. It is registered to an individual in Troy, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 19, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86BG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N86BG.

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.