Glider

N27SM

1983 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
156
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ladera Ranch, CA
Registration record

N27SM on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6
Serial
156
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ladera Ranch, CA
Certificate issued
2021-04-08
Airworthiness date
1983-12-13
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2A5BF
Mode S (octal)
50522677
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N27SM.
  • 1983-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N27SM

N27SM is a 1983 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6, serial number 156. It is registered to an individual in Ladera Ranch, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 13, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27SM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N27SM.

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.