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N57FW

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

Valid Electric gliderGeorgia

N57FW is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS, a glider with no engine, built in 1999. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Newnan, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 8, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated July 14, 2016.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS CS
Serial number
260CS
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1999
Transponder code
A74CA2 (octal 51646242)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 8, 2017
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
October 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · July 14, 2016
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00775812

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Abell Michael J
Type
Individual
Address
15 Crescent Cir
Newnan, GA 30265-3844

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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