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N477EA

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

Valid Electric gliderTexas

N477EA is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 15, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated October 15, 1997.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS CS
Serial number
237CS
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A5DB80 (octal 51355600)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 15, 2024
Expires
April 30, 2031
Last FAA action
April 15, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing · October 15, 1997
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00736821

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mancini Christopher S
Type
Individual
Address
1821 Albans Rd
Houston, TX 77005-1705

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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