Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A
N157K is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A, a glider with no engine, built in 1998. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Washington, District of Columbia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 11, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated August 27, 2011.
Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch
Aircraft
- Maker
- Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
- Model
- DISCUS 2A
- Serial number
- 15
- Type
- Glider
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1998
- Transponder code
- A0E511 (octal 50162421)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 11, 2011
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · August 27, 2011
- FAA region
- Eastern
- FAA record id
- 00873926
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Shelton Steven D
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 4636 Tilden St NW
Washington, DC 20016-5616
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data