Glider

N59GW

1983 Homebuilt Ventus-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
129
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
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Registration record

N59GW on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Ventus-B
Serial
129
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2020-09-08
Airworthiness date
1983-05-20
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A79BB9
Mode S (octal)
51715671
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N59GW.
  • 1983-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N59GW

N59GW is a 1983 Homebuilt Ventus-B, serial number 129. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated May 20, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59GW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59GW.

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.