# N1428B: 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: 37
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 12, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A0AD90
- Registered owner: [Smith Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD%20G)
- Location: [Kokomo, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Kokomo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4373° N, 86.0946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46902, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1428B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1428B

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 N1428B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1428B.

## 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 N1428B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1428B before.

- [Cancelled 1955-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1428B-1955-08-30): Luscombe 8F, S/N 6055. Owner: [Burgess Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURGESS%20FRANK)

## 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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