Glider

N300Y

1986 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
300
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jacksonville, FL
Registration record

N300Y on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6
Serial
300
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jacksonville, FL
Certificate issued
2025-11-03
Airworthiness date
1986-07-10
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A32178
Mode S (octal)
50620570
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N300Y to the current registrant.
  • 1986-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1970-06-29
    N300Y previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-61L (s/n 61031); cancelled.
  • 1931-04-02
    N300Y previously assigned to a Aeronca C-3 (s/n C3-3); cancelled.
Overview

About N300Y

N300Y is a 1986 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6, serial number 300. It is registered to an individual in Jacksonville, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 10, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N300Y. 5 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-08-15 Accident · Minden, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA89LA150
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20BL — a different aircraft that carried the N300Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISUNDERSTOOD EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM THE TOW WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT OF THE GLIDER AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE INADEQUATE BEFORE AND DURING THE FLIGHT.
1988-08-29 Accident · Red Mountain, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX88DUQ05
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20BL — a different aircraft that carried the N300Y registration before this airframe.
1968-08-14 Accident · Compton,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 1 0016
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-61L — a different aircraft that carried the N300Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ND INADEQUATE SHOT PEENING ON M/R BLADE SPINDLE.
1966-04-29 Accident · Los Angeles Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0022
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-61L — a different aircraft that carried the N300Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ELIPAD.
1963-07-15 Accident · Los Angeles,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0052
Reported aircraft: Sikorski S-61L — a different aircraft that carried the N300Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DEMONSTRATION OF SINGLE ENG REJECTED T/O.

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.