Glider

N8709R

1965 Schempp-Hirth SHK1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
05
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
Registration record

N8709R on the FAA register

Type
1965 Schempp-Hirth SHK1
Serial
05
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2018-11-06
Airworthiness date
1966-03-11
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF9F9
Mode S (octal)
52774771
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8709R.
  • 1966-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N8709R

N8709R is a 1965 Schempp-Hirth SHK1, serial number 05. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 11, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8709R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8709R.

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.