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N44HZ

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Valid Electric gliderNew Mexico

N44HZ is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 16, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated March 9, 1983.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-B
Serial number
112
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A5490B (octal 51244413)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 16, 2021
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
October 22, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · March 9, 1983
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00892334

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcdowell Samuel A
Type
Individual
Address
1213 Landsun Dr
Carlsbad, NM 88220-4085

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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