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A Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, the same model family as N8485
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N8485

Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric gliderIdaho

N8485 is a Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, a glider with no engine, built in 1971. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Hailey, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 24, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated April 28, 1971.

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

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Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
STANDARD CIRRUS · all STANDARD CIRRUSs and related versions
Built of
composite
The airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A glass-fibre glider. This is how the Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
93
Type
GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1971
Cruising speed
60 mph
Transponder code
ABA098 (octal 52720230)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 24, 2017
Expires
March 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 28, 1971
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00932891

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mizer James D
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
PO Box 728
Hailey, ID 83333-0661

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

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The public federal record on N8485, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Mizer James D, an individual, certificate issued March 24, 2017, expires March 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for glider, dated April 28, 1971, consistent with the 1971 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 93 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N8485 according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N8485. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data