Glider

N16MA

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
104
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Granbury, TX
Registration record

N16MA on the FAA register

Type
Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B
Serial
104
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Granbury, TX
Certificate issued
2024-01-16
Airworthiness date
2000-06-21
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A0F069
Mode S (octal)
50170151
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N16MA to the current registrant.
  • 2000-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1998-04-14
    N16MA previously assigned to a Valentin Taifun 17E (s/n 1039); cancelled.
Overview

About N16MA

N16MA is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, serial number 104. It is registered to an individual in Granbury, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated June 21, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N16MA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-01-12 Accident · Pensacola, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA98LA059
Reported aircraft: Valentin Tiafun 17E — a different aircraft that carried the N16MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to see-and-avoid an obstruction during a precautionary landing on a paved road. Factors relating to the accident were: the resultant low fuel condition, and an obstruction in the precautionary landing area.

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.