Aircraft record

N948B1981 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2031
Based in: Spring, TX; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2024
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1998
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Spring, TX
Certificate issued: Jul 17, 2024
Expires: Jul 31, 2031
Airworthiness: Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Mar 16, 1982

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-B
Year: 1981
Serial number: 56
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AD2AF9

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

2024 – nowIndividual ownerSpring, TX · current
1961 – 1965Beech Aircraft CorpWichita, KS · different airframe: Beechcraft 23 S/N M-1

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 23, 1998 · Williams, CA

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the oil drilling rig due to his attention being diverted inside the cockpit in order the secure the landing gear control.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX98LA092

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX98LA092)

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 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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