# N109: 1981 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b) (registry code 3802051, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 66
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1982
- Certificate issued: November 17, 2022
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A02622
- Registered owner: [Mikelsen Carlos A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIKELSEN%20CARLOS%20A)
- Location: [Sun Prairie, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sun%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1999° N, 89.2071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53590, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N109.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N109.

## Reports on N109 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N109, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19741027037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027037079A), Oct 27, 1974: Amtr 0562341 (N109), Monticello, IL, Destroyed. Flying low,close-in pattern. Lost ctl in steep l bank turning toward final. Last flt logged 8/6/66.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N109

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N109 before.

- [Cancelled 1974-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109-1974-12-23): Yoder JEANIE TEENIE TWO, S/N 510112, built 1973. Owner: [Yoder Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YODER%20ROBERT%20L), [Mahomet, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mahomet)
- [Cancelled 1930-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109-1930-04-20): Curtiss Wright JN4D, S/N 109. Owner: [Bailey Shobe & Conklin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILEY%20SHOBE%20%26%20CONKLIN), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- [Cancelled 1927-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109-1927-07-13): Standard J-1, S/N 3972. Owner: [Henry Claud Young](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20CLAUD%20YOUNG), [Marshall, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Marshall)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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