Glider

N163DR

2002 Homebuilt Ventus 2CM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
123
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Scotts Valley, CA
Registration record

N163DR on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Ventus 2CM
Serial
123
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Scotts Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2021-07-21
Airworthiness date
2002-09-14
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0FD2E
Mode S (octal)
50176456
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N163DR.
  • 2002-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N163DR

N163DR is a 2002 Homebuilt Ventus 2CM, serial number 123. It is registered to an individual in Scotts Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 14, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N163DR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N163DR.

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.