Glider

N597MD

2004 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
162
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
University Park, PA
Registration record

N597MD on the FAA register

Type
2004 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B
Serial
162
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
University Park, PA
Certificate issued
2007-06-27
Airworthiness date
2005-03-31
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A7B87F
Mode S (octal)
51734177
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N597MD.
  • 2005-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N597MD

N597MD is a 2004 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, serial number 162. It is registered to an individual in University Park, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2007 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 31, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N597MD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N597MD.

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.