Glider

N23LB

1995 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
2
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, KY
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Registration record

N23LB on the FAA register

Type
1995 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C
Serial
2
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, KY
Certificate issued
2020-01-06
Airworthiness date
1995-08-15
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A20723
Mode S (octal)
50403443
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N23LB to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1993-02-24
    N23LB previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH837); cancelled.
Overview

About N23LB

N23LB is a 1995 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C, serial number 2. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 15, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23LB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-08 Accident · Pierce, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA92FA154
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N23LB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

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.