Glider

N48DM

1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
201
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Cruz, CA
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Registration record

N48DM on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6
Serial
201
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Cruz, CA
Certificate issued
2026-06-20
Airworthiness date
1985-03-28
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5E697
Mode S (octal)
51363227
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N48DM.
  • 1985-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N48DM

N48DM is a 1984 Homebuilt Ventus B/16.6, serial number 201. It is registered to an individual in Santa Cruz, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 28, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48DM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48DM.

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.