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N16MA

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Valid Electric gliderTexas

N16MA is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Granbury, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 16, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated June 21, 2000.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-2B
Serial number
104
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A0F069 (octal 50170151)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 16, 2024
Expires
January 31, 2031
Last FAA action
January 16, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider · June 21, 2000
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00325840

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Keil Carl
Type
Individual
Address
9609 Taxiway Dr
Granbury, TX 76049-4473

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

1998-04-14Valentin Gmbh TAIFUN 17E · Valid registration

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