Glider

N2649Q

1981 Homebuilt Ventus A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
65
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cardiff By The Sea, CA
Registration record

N2649Q on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt Ventus A
Serial
65
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cardiff By The Sea, CA
Certificate issued
2002-07-18
Airworthiness date
1982-02-04
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A2917B
Mode S (octal)
50510573
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N2649Q to the current registrant.
  • 1982-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1979-02-27
    N2649Q previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow III (s/n 28R7703071); cancelled.
Overview

About N2649Q

N2649Q is a 1981 Homebuilt Ventus A, serial number 65. It is registered to an individual in Cardiff By The Sea, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated February 4, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2649Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-09-14 Accident · Stockbridge,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2811
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N2649Q registration before this airframe.

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.