Glider

N106DE

2002 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
131
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Icarus 5280 Soaring LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N106DE on the FAA register

Type
2002 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B
Serial
131
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Icarus 5280 Soaring LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2021-01-26
Airworthiness date
2002-07-25
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A01B4E
Mode S (octal)
50015516
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N106DE.
  • 2002-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N106DE

N106DE is a 2002 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, serial number 131. The FAA register lists Icarus 5280 Soaring LLC as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 25, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N106DE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N106DE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.