Glider

N284BM

1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
226
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Joliet, IL
Registration record

N284BM on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6
Serial
226
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Joliet, IL
Certificate issued
2012-10-25
Airworthiness date
1985-03-21
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2DCFC
Mode S (octal)
50556374
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N284BM.
  • 1985-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N284BM

N284BM is a 1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6, serial number 226. It is registered to an individual in Joliet, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 25, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 21, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N284BM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N284BM.

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.