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N717LP

Schempp-Hirth ARCUS M

Valid Electric gliderNew York

N717LP is a Schempp-Hirth ARCUS M, a glider with a piston engine, built in 2014. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Pound Ridge, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 7, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated May 8, 2015.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
FAA spelling: SCHEMPP HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
Model
ARCUS M
Serial number
105
Type
Glider
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Solo 262502I · 68 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2014
Transponder code
A99716 (octal 52313426)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 7, 2018
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
June 24, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · May 8, 2015
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01167998

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Timpson Lawrence L
Type
Individual
Address
12 Old Stone Hill Rd
Pound Ridge, NY 10576-1515

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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