Glider

N555GF

1984 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
297
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Truckee, CA
Registration record

N555GF on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6
Serial
297
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Truckee, CA
Certificate issued
2018-07-06
Airworthiness date
2009-08-27
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A7129A
Mode S (octal)
51611232
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N555GF.
  • 2009-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N555GF

N555GF is a 1984 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6, serial number 297. It is registered to an individual in Truckee, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 27, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N555GF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N555GF.

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.