Models / Schempp-Hirth / DISCUS-2B / N828JN Aircraft record N828JN 2001 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2003) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Jan 31, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2003 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Bloomsburg, PA
Certificate issued Aug 27, 2003
Expires Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
Airworthiness date Feb 4, 2002 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-2B
Year 2001
Serial number 120
Aircraft type Glider
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code AB4F68 Engine
Make and model None None
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 2003 – now Individual owner Bloomsburg, PA · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Mar 10, 2003 · Clermont, FL An in-flight encounter with wind gusts while making an approach to land in a field resulting in the aircraft landing early and colliding with a berm.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report MIA03CA074 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA03CA074)
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 Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 18, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 18, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record