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N721DD

Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS

Valid Electric gliderNew Mexico

N721DD is a Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 25, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for utility, dated May 24, 2012.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
FAA spelling: SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU
Model
DUO DISCUS
Serial number
177
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A9A792 (octal 52323622)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 25, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 23, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility · May 24, 2012
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01092213

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcdowell Samuel
Type
Individual
Address
1213 Landsun Dr
Carlsbad, NM 88220-4085

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 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