# N16YG: 1985 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: 56
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1985
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2017
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0F182
- Registered owner: [Davis Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8403° N, 96.7040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75218, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16YG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16YG

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 BT)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16YG.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16YG.

## 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 BT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-bt/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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