Glider

N930DE

2017 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus 2C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
15
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Acton, MA
Registration record

N930DE on the FAA register

Type
2017 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus 2C
Serial
15
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Acton, MA
Certificate issued
2022-04-14
Airworthiness date
2017-11-15
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
ACE5F9
Mode S (octal)
53162771
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N930DE to the current registrant.
  • 2017-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2003-10-27
    N930DE previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 348070176); cancelled.
Overview

About N930DE

N930DE is a 2017 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus 2C, serial number 15. It is registered to an individual in Acton, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated November 15, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N930DE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-03-19 Accident · West Chicago, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI03LA085
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-200T — a different aircraft that carried the N930DE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

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.