Glider

N2278Z

2021 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
164 MP
Class
Glider
Engines
Solo 2625 01
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Stanford, CA
Registration record

N2278Z on the FAA register

Type
2021 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3M
Serial
164 MP
Engines
Solo 2625 01
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Stanford, CA
Certificate issued
2022-03-24
Airworthiness date
2022-04-13
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A1FE8A
Mode S (octal)
50377212
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2022-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N2278Z to the current registrant.
  • 2021
    Manufactured (2021).
  • 2012-08-30
    N2278Z previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-2 (s/n 800080); cancelled.
Overview

About N2278Z

N2278Z is a 2021 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3M, serial number 164 MP. It is registered to an individual in Stanford, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Solo 2625 01 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 13, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2278Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2278Z.

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.