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N183U

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N183U is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C, a glider with no engine, built in 1997. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 18, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated November 21, 1997.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-2C
Serial number
30
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A14D93 (octal 50246623)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 18, 2008
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing · November 21, 1997
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00956861

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Van Weersch Johannes M
Type
Individual
Address
630 Colleen Dr
San Jose, CA 95123-5510

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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