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N256K

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

Valid Electric gliderWashington

N256K is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS, a glider with no engine, built in 2003. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Bellingham, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 10, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated April 26, 2010. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS CS
Serial number
306CS
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
2003
Transponder code
A26EA9 (octal 50467251)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 10, 2023
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
April 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · April 26, 2010
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00062839

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hornal Douglas L
Type
Individual
Address
527 Lyla Ln
Bellingham, WA 98225-7850

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 1

2026-09-09Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

Earlier use of this number 1

1933-01-07Hickok Clarence W GYMNICK AMER GLIDER · Valid registration

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