Glider

N44BV

1991 Homebuilt Ventus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
496
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Castro Valley, CA
Registration record

N44BV on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Ventus C
Serial
496
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Castro Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2024-10-21
Airworthiness date
1991-03-08
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A54871
Mode S (octal)
51244161
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N44BV.
  • 1991-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N44BV

N44BV is a 1991 Homebuilt Ventus C, serial number 496. It is registered to an individual in Castro Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 8, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44BV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44BV.

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.