Glider

N917VW

2003 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
153
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Moretown, VT
Registration record

N917VW on the FAA register

Type
2003 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A
Serial
153
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moretown, VT
Certificate issued
2020-10-13
Airworthiness date
2003-09-26
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ACB29C
Mode S (octal)
53131234
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N917VW to the current registrant.
  • 2003-09-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001-06-18
    N917VW previously assigned to a Homebuilt FTF-2 (s/n 06); cancelled.
Overview

About N917VW

N917VW is a 2003 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A, serial number 153. It is registered to an individual in Moretown, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 26, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N917VW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N917VW.

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.