Aircraft record

N340TW1999 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (minor damage, Apr 2006)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires May 31, 2032
Based in: Brookline, NH; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2025
NTSB events: 1; minor, 2006
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: Brookline, NH
Certificate issued: May 15, 2025
Expires: May 31, 2032
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: May 28, 1999

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-2C
Year: 1999
Serial number: 45
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A3BF0C

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

2025 – nowIndividual ownerBrookline, NH · 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 · minor damage

Apr 22, 2006 · Midlothian, TX

The inadvertent deployment of the spoilers during the aero tow takeoff for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing.

Damage: Minor
Injuries: Serious
Report: DFW06CA111

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DFW06CA111)

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 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

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