Glider

N514TW

2007 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2007
Serial
191
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Warner Springs, CA
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Registration record

N514TW on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT
Serial
191
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Warner Springs, CA
Certificate issued
2021-01-23
Airworthiness date
2007-03-02
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A67209
Mode S (octal)
51471011
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N514TW.
  • 2020-05-11
    Accident at Stuarts Draft, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-06-15
    Accident at Parowan, UT; damage: minor.
  • 2007-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N514TW

N514TW is a 2007 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT, serial number 191. It is registered to an individual in Warner Springs, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one None NONE engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 2, 2007.

N514TW has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-05-11 Accident · Stuarts Draft, VA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA20CA178
Reported aircraft: Schempp Hirth Ventus 2CT
Probable cause: A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed attempted engine start.
2010-06-15 Accident · Parowan, UT Damage: Minor NTSB · WPR10LA294B
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the other glider climbing in the same thermal.

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.