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N12VF

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N12VF is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B, a glider with no engine, built in 1982. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Hornbrook, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 19, 1998 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated March 9, 1983.

Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-B
Serial number
113
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1982
Transponder code
A0533A (octal 50051472)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 19, 1998
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · March 9, 1983
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00482062

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Pfiffner Richard H
Type
Individual
Address
3901 River Ct
Hornbrook, CA 96044-9737

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data