# N166VT: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-bt) (registry code 3802055, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 21
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A109E5
- Registered owners: [Branham Ronald O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANHAM%20RONALD%20O), [Branham Karen G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANHAM%20KAREN%20G)
- Location: [Panama City Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3067° N, 85.8844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32413, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166VT

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 BT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N166VT.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N166VT.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-bt/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-bt/stcs.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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