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N27SM

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N27SM is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, a glider with no engine, built in 1983. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Ladera Ranch, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 8, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated December 13, 1983.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS B/16.6
Serial number
156
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
1983
Transponder code
A2A5BF (octal 50522677)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 8, 2021
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · December 13, 1983
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00730703

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Wayt Kevin D
Type
Individual
Address
8 Earlywood
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694-0311

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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