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N42CA

SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS CS · 1997 · Valid

N42CA is a SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS CS (year 1997), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: entity. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.

Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
239CS
Issued
Jul 30, 2019
Expires
Jul 31, 2029
Type aircraft
Glider
State
CO

Registered owner

SOARING SOCIETY OF BOULDER INC

BOULDER, CO

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentSOARING SOCIETY OF BOULDER INCcertificate issued Jul 30, 2019
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history

We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N42CA has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.

Airworthiness Directives

We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N42CA depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.

Type certificate

SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS CS is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the SCHEMPP-HIRTH family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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