# N166JD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 19, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166JD

## Aircraft that carried N166JD

- [Cancelled 2006-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166JD-2006-12-19): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, S/N 209, built 1984. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Ard Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARD%20STEVE), [Belgrade, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Belgrade)

## NTSB investigations on N166JD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA059), Jan 1, 1986: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B (N166JD), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N166JD (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20011028035579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028035579I), Oct 28, 2001: Sphrth VENTUSB166 (N166JD), Perry, SC, Minor damage. (-23) An experimental glider was performing a winch launch on a new winch. The winch lost power as the glider started to rotate at abt 30-40 feet. The glider…
- [Accident 19860101000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101000039A), Jan 1, 1986: Sphrth VENTUSB (N166JD), Alamogordo, NM, Destroyed. Made a low pass parallel to the runway. Pulled up, encountered turbulence and downdraft, spun to ground impact.

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