N82VA2003 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh DUO DISCUS T
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19829 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Soaring Adventures LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Fort Collins, CO
- Certificate issued
- Aug 5, 2003
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 9, 2003
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh
- Model
- DUO DISCUS T
- Year
- 2003
- Serial number
- 76
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- G19CE
- Mode S code
- AB305E
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- Type
- 2 Cycle
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2003 – nowSoaring Adventures LLCFort Collins, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (9)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Doors; 5210, Passenger/Crew Doors | Apr 8, 2025 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Certain serial numbers: Duo Discus 1–422; Duo Discus T 1–96 |
| 2023-03-14 | Drag Control System | Apr 5, 2023 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T) |
| 2023-03-22 | Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) | Apr 5, 2023 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Only with: With a Solo Model 2350 C or Model 2350 D engine installed. |
| 2023-03-10 | Elevator Control System | Feb 24, 2023 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T) |
| 2022-04-01 | Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) | Mar 29, 2022 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Only with: Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Solo Model 2350C or 2350D engine (all serial numbers) installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-26-25 | Drag Control System | Feb 24, 2022 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Certain serial numbers: Duo Discus 1–533; Duo Discus 535–541; Duo Discus T 1–174. Only with: Duo Discus S/N 1 through 541 inclusive, except S/N 534. |
| 2015-20-11 | Flight Controls | Nov 18, 2015 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Certain serial numbers: Duo Discus 1–639; Duo Discus T 1–110; Duo Discus T 112–247 |
| 2013-24-16 | Time Limits | Jan 28, 2014 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Certain serial numbers: Duo Discus T 1–240 |
| 2006-25-14 | Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo Discus T Gliders | Jan 3, 2007 | Airframe (DUO DISCUS T)Certain serial numbers: Duo Discus T 1–149 |
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 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026