Glider

N246D

1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
77
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Salt Lake, UT
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Registration record

N246D on the FAA register

Type
1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B
Serial
77
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Salt Lake, UT
Certificate issued
2017-03-09
Airworthiness date
1982-07-14
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A24694
Mode S (octal)
50443224
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N246D to the current registrant.
  • 1982-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1974-04-19
    N246D previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 250 (s/n 24-1231); cancelled.
Overview

About N246D

N246D is a 1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B, serial number 77. It is registered to an individual in North Salt Lake, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 14, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N246D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-05-18 Accident · Vacaville,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1124
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24 — a different aircraft that carried the N246D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IRE DMG PRECLUDED REASON FOR RETRACT.

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.