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N44BV

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N44BV is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C, a glider with no engine, built in 1991. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Castro Valley, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 21, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated March 8, 1991.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS C
Serial number
496
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
1991
Transponder code
A54871 (octal 51244161)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 21, 2024
Expires
October 31, 2031
Last FAA action
April 30, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · March 8, 1991
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00674862

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Richlife Quest A
Type
Individual
Address
2316 Somerset Ave
Castro Valley, CA 94546-4035

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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