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N284BM

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6

Valid Electric gliderIllinois

N284BM is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, a glider with no engine, built in 1984. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Joliet, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 25, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated March 21, 1985.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS B/16.6
Serial number
226
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1984
Transponder code
A2DCFC (octal 50556374)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 25, 2012
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · March 21, 1985
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00071485

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sielicki Tomasz
Type
Individual
Address
706 N Broadway St
Joliet, IL 60435-6319

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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