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N88FD

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT

Valid Electric gliderCalifornia

N88FD is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT, a glider with a two-stroke engine, built in 1986. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Lathrop, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 11, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated March 17, 1986.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS BT
Serial number
64
Type
Glider
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Solo 2350 SER · 26 hp
Seats
1
Year built
1986
Transponder code
AC1BFD (octal 53015775)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 11, 2025
Expires
March 31, 2032
Last FAA action
March 11, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing · March 17, 1986
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00812386

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Skoglund Magnus B
Type
Individual
Address
17133 Iron Horse Trl
Lathrop, CA 95330-8645

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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