Glider

N171JW

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
282ES
Class
Glider
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jw Racing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N171JW on the FAA register

Type
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3E
Serial
282ES
Engines
1
Registered owner
Jw Racing Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2026-09-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A11DC1
Mode S (octal)
50216701
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N171JW to the current registrant.
  • 2019-11-20
    N171JW previously assigned to a Schempp-Hirth Discus A (s/n 63); cancelled.
Overview

About N171JW

N171JW is a Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3E, serial number 282ES. The FAA register lists Jw Racing Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171JW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171JW.

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.