{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2002-09-14","airworthiness_ops":"Exhibition; Racing","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2021-07-21","city":"SCOTTS VALLEY","country_code":"US","county_code":"087","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"99999","engine_horsepower":0,"engine_maker":"AMA/EXPR","engine_model":"UNKNOWN ENG","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-07-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-05-26","maker":"Schempp-Hirth","maker_country":"DE","maker_raw":"SCHEMPP-HIRTH","maker_segment":"Electric glider","mfr_mdl_code":"3802001","mode_s_code":"50176456","mode_s_hex":"A0FD2E","model":"VENTUS 2CM","n_number":"N163DR","name":"PIETERS RICHARD","num_engines":0,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N163DR is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM, a glider with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Scotts Valley, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 21, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated September 14, 2002.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":1,"serial_number":"123","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"600 LASSEN PARK CT","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Glider","type_aircraft_code":"1","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00006699","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N163DR","watchlist_group":"Electric glider","watchlist_note":"Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch","weight_class":"","year_mfr":2002,"zip":"950665001"}