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N59GW

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N59GW is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B, a glider with no engine, built in 1983. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 8, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated May 20, 1983.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-B
Serial number
129
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1983
Transponder code
A79BB9 (octal 51715671)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 8, 2020
Expires
September 30, 2027
Last FAA action
March 17, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · May 20, 1983
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00981855

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Walker Scott G
Type
Individual
Address
30331 Fox Ridge Ct
Tehachapi, CA 93561-9148

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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