Glider

N697MH

2005 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
163
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hickory, NC
Registration record

N697MH on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT
Serial
163
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hickory, NC
Certificate issued
2026-08-26
Airworthiness date
2006-01-26
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A945D2
Mode S (octal)
52242722
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N697MH.
  • 2006-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N697MH

N697MH is a 2005 Homebuilt Ventus 2CT, serial number 163. It is registered to an individual in Hickory, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

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 January 26, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N697MH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N697MH.

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.