Glider

N88FD

1986 Homebuilt Ventus BT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
64
Class
Glider
Engines
Solo 2350 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lathrop, CA
Registration record

N88FD on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Ventus BT
Serial
64
Engines
Solo 2350 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lathrop, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-11
Airworthiness date
1986-03-17
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AC1BFD
Mode S (octal)
53015775
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N88FD.
  • 1986-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N88FD

N88FD is a 1986 Homebuilt Ventus BT, serial number 64. It is registered to an individual in Lathrop, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Solo 2350 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 17, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88FD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88FD.

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.