Glider

N872

1999 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
93
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Bellevue, WA
Registration record

N872 on the FAA register

Type
1999 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B
Serial
93
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bellevue, WA
Certificate issued
2013-07-23
Airworthiness date
2000-03-22
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
ABFDC3
Mode S (octal)
52776703
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N872 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1931-11-16
    N872 previously assigned to a Stinson SB-1 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N872

N872 is a 1999 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, serial number 93. It is registered to co-owners in Bellevue, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated March 22, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N872.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N872.

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.