# N166W: 1987 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-a-16-6) (registry code 3802052, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 343
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A109EC
- Registered owner: [Kuenzi Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUENZI%20STEVEN%20M)
- Location: [Alamogordo, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Alamogordo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7361° N, 106.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88310, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166W

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 A/16.6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA083), Jun 1, 1994: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-C (N166W), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE MANEUVER.

## NTSB investigations on N166W not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX78DUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ47), Apr 22, 1978: Cessna 140A (N166W), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19940601013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940601013349A), Jun 1, 1994: Sphrth VENTUSA (N166W), Fairfield, PA, Substantial damage. Exceeded design load in abrupt manuevers. Bailed out after airframe failure. Chute open, but fell through trees.

## Reports on N166W not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N166W, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19780422008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422008859A), Apr 22, 1978: Cessna 140A (N166W), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage

## 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.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-a-16-6/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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