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N514TW2007 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest May 2020)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in
Warner Springs, CA
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 2021
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2020
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
Warner Springs, CA
Certificate issued
Jan 23, 2021
Expires
Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
Airworthiness date
Mar 2, 2007

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 2CT
Year
2007
Serial number
191
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A67209

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
  1. 2021 – nowIndividual ownerWarner Springs, CA · 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 (2)

Accident · substantial damage

May 11, 2020 · Stuarts Draft, VA

A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed attempted engine start.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ERA20CA178

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA20CA178)

Accident · minor damage

Jun 15, 2010 · Parowan, UT

The pilot's failure to see and avoid the other glider climbing in the same thermal.

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
WPR10LA294

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR10LA294)

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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