Glider

N38U

1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
102
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N38U on the FAA register

Type
1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B
Serial
102
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2018-11-07
Airworthiness date
1982-10-19
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A45AB3
Mode S (octal)
51055263
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N38U.
  • 1982-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N38U

N38U is a 1982 Homebuilt Ventus-B, serial number 102. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 19, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38U.

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.