Glider

N340TW

1999 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
45
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brookline, NH
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Registration record

N340TW on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C
Serial
45
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brookline, NH
Certificate issued
2025-05-15
Airworthiness date
1999-05-28
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A3BF0C
Mode S (octal)
50737414
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N340TW.
  • 2006-04-22
    Accident at Midlothian, TX; damage: minor.
  • 1999-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N340TW

N340TW is a 1999 Homebuilt VENTUS-2C, serial number 45. It is registered to an individual in Brookline, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 28, 1999.

N340TW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-04-22 Accident · Midlothian, TX Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · DFW06CA111
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C
Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the spoilers during the aero tow takeoff for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing.

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.