Glider

N16YG

1985 Homebuilt Ventus BT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
56
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N16YG on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Ventus BT
Serial
56
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2017-05-22
Airworthiness date
1985-10-31
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A0F182
Mode S (octal)
50170602
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N16YG.
  • 1985-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N16YG

N16YG is a 1985 Homebuilt Ventus BT, serial number 56. It is registered to an individual in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated October 31, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16YG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16YG.

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.