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Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

27currently registered

44average age (years)

1982median model year

1seats

0engines

Accident-rate context

37NTSB events per 1,000 registered

1NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
California	5
Texas	3
Utah	2
Oregon	2
New Mexico	2
Wyoming	1

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B airframes with a public accident record

These Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N139P 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N1428B 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N22RH 1982 · 1 record prior tail number
N38U 1982 · 1 record prior tail number
N427DC 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N43DL · 1 record prior tail number
N511RD · 1 record prior tail number
N59GW 1983 · 1 record prior tail number
N700TM 1982 · 1 record prior tail number

Other Schempp-Hirth models

STANDARD CIRRUS · 64 registered
DISCUS CS · 36 registered
DISCUS B · 29 registered
DISCUS-2B · 23 registered
VENTUS-2B · 22 registered

Was this Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24