Glider

N158W

1987 Homebuilt Ventus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
359
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yorkville, CA
Registration record

N158W on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt Ventus C
Serial
359
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yorkville, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-25
Airworthiness date
1996-10-21
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A0E9DB
Mode S (octal)
50164733
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N158W to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1933-01-24
    N158W previously assigned to a Homebuilt John Pierce Glider (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N158W

N158W is a 1987 Homebuilt Ventus C, serial number 359. It is registered to an individual in Yorkville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated October 21, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N158W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N158W.

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.