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N16AH

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

Valid Electric gliderConnecticut

N16AH is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in North Branford, Connecticut. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 25, 2002 and expires on January 31, 2030. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS CS
Serial number
288CS
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A0EF5D (octal 50167535)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 25, 2002
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00294177

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hansson Arne G MD
Type
Individual
Address
75 Great Hill Rd
North Branford, CT 06471-1416

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1999-08-04Harris Alvin R BEESON BIPLANE BB-2 · Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data