Aircraft record

N520RJ1996 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2022)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in: Front Royal, VA; owner city / state
Engine: UNKNOWN ENG; Ama/Expr
Owners: 1; since 2018
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2022
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Skyline Soaring Club INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Front Royal, VA
Certificate issued: Jan 17, 2018
Expires: Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Jun 4, 1996

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Schempp-Hirth
Model: DISCUS CS
Year: 1996
Serial number: 217CS
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A68A6E

Engine

Make and model: Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type: None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2018 – nowSkyline Soaring Club INCFront Royal, VA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 8, 2022 · Woodstock, VA

Improper repair of a crack by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a subsequent failure of the glider canopy.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: ERA23LA013

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA23LA013)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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