{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2006-01-26","airworthiness_ops":"Exhibition; Racing","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2026-08-26","city":"HICKORY","country_code":"US","county_code":"035","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"00000","engine_horsepower":0,"engine_maker":"NONE","engine_model":"NONE","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2033-08-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-08-26","maker":"Schempp-Hirth","maker_country":"DE","maker_raw":"SCHEMPP-HIRTH","maker_segment":"Electric glider","mfr_mdl_code":"3800267","mode_s_code":"52242722","mode_s_hex":"A945D2","model":"VENTUS 2CT","n_number":"N697MH","name":"PATE EARL G","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N697MH is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT, a glider with a two-stroke engine, built in 2005. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Hickory, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 26, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated January 26, 2006.","region":"Eastern","region_code":"1","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":1,"serial_number":"163","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"NC","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"4460 3RD ST NW","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Glider","type_aircraft_code":"1","type_engine":"Two-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"7","unique_id":"00224859","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N697MH","watchlist_group":"Electric glider","watchlist_note":"Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch","weight_class":"","year_mfr":2005,"zip":"286019008"}