# N176BG: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c) (registry code 3802065, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 550
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: November 8, 2001
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A12F97
- Registered owner: [Green Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4492° N, 119.8048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176BG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176BG

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 C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-06-53](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-53): . Issued Jul 6, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N176BG.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N176BG.

## 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 C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c/aircraft.md

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