Glider

N97RD

1972 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
288G
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
Registration record

N97RD on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Serial
288G
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2025-04-02
Airworthiness date
1973-02-27
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AD82C7
Mode S (octal)
53301307
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).
  • 2025-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N97RD.
  • 1973-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N97RD

N97RD is a 1972 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus, serial number 288G. It is registered to an individual in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 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 February 27, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97RD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97RD.

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.