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N163DR

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N163DR is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM, a glider with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Scotts Valley, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 21, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated September 14, 2002.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS 2CM
Serial number
123
Type
Glider
Power
Piston (reciprocating)
Seats
1
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A0FD2E (octal 50176456)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 21, 2021
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · September 14, 2002
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00006699

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Pieters Richard
Type
Individual
Address
600 Lassen Park Ct
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-5001

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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