Models / Schempp-Hirth / VENTUS A/16.6 / N166W Aircraft record N166W 1987 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1994) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Aug 31, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1994 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued Aug 21, 2020
Expires Aug 31, 2027
Airworthiness Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date Jul 31, 1987 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 VENTUS A/16.6
Year 1987
Serial number 343
Aircraft type Glider
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A109EC 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 2020 – now Individual owner Alamogordo, NM · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Jun 1, 1994 · Fairfield, PA THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE MANEUVER.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Serious
Report BFO94LA083 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for BFO94LA083)
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 20, 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 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record