# N183U: 1997 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2c) (registry code 3802054, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 30
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2008
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A14D93
- Registered owner: [Van Weersch Johannes M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20WEERSCH%20JOHANNES%20M)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2442° N, 121.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95123, 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=183U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183U

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-2C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-06-43](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-43): . Issued May 5, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N183U.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N183U.

## Reports on N183U not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N183U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780505032039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780505032039I), May 5, 1978: Doug DC10/ (N183U), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Wheel rim separated after landing, tire went flap.

## 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-2C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2c/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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