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N139P

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Valid Electric gliderVirginia

N139P is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B, a glider with no engine, built in 1981. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Seaford, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 28, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated December 15, 1981.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-B
Serial number
55
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1981
Transponder code
A09DE5 (octal 50116745)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 28, 2018
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · December 15, 1981
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00974070

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Swanson Thomas G
Type
Individual
Address
106 Mcpherson Ct
Seaford, VA 23696-2460

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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