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N166W

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6

Valid Electric gliderNew Mexico

N166W is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6, a glider with no engine, built in 1987. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 21, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated July 31, 1987.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS A/16.6
Serial number
343
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1987
Transponder code
A109EC (octal 50204754)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 21, 2020
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · July 31, 1987
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00373881

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kuenzi Steven M
Type
Individual
Address
18 Lady Of The Mountain Rd
Alamogordo, NM 88310-9506

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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