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N257SB

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B

Valid Electric gliderMassachusetts

N257SB is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B, a glider with no engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 20, 2002 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated September 27, 2002.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS-2B
Serial number
145
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A27311 (octal 50471421)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 20, 2002
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · September 27, 2002
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00003329

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Duncan Marvin H JR
Type
Individual
Address
94 Beacon St
Marblehead, MA 01945-2623

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Documents on file 0

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

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