# N21SE: 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: 31
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1998
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1B8BE
- Registered owner: [Thaeler Charles S III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THAELER%20CHARLES%20S%20III)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4973° N, 119.8269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89509, 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=21SE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21SE

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 N21SE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N21SE.

## 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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