Glider

N109

1981 Homebuilt Ventus-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
66
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sun Prairie, WI
Registration record

N109 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt Ventus-B
Serial
66
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sun Prairie, WI
Certificate issued
2022-11-17
Airworthiness date
1982-04-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A02622
Mode S (octal)
50023042
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N109 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1974-12-23
    N109 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Jeanie Teenie Two (s/n 510112); cancelled.
  • 1930-04-20
    N109 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n 109); cancelled.
  • 1927-07-13
    N109 previously assigned to a Homebuilt J-1 (s/n 3972); cancelled.
Overview

About N109

N109 is a 1981 Homebuilt Ventus-B, serial number 66. It is registered to an individual in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 23, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N109. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-10-27 Accident · Monticello,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4082
Reported aircraft: Jeanie Two — a different aircraft that carried the N109 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BANK TURNING TOWARD FINAL.LAST FLT LOGGED 8/6/66.

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.