Glider

N97DG

1986 Schempp-Hirth Discus B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
108
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Saratoga Springs, NY
Registration record

N97DG on the FAA register

Type
1986 Schempp-Hirth Discus B
Serial
108
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saratoga Springs, NY
Certificate issued
2025-04-28
Airworthiness date
2001-08-27
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AD819E
Mode S (octal)
53300636
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N97DG.
  • 2001-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N97DG

N97DG is a 1986 Schempp-Hirth Discus B, serial number 108. It is registered to co-owners in Saratoga Springs, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated August 27, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97DG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97DG.

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.