# N2278Z: 2021 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3M](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-ventus-3m) (registry code 3801962, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Solo 2625 01](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01) (registry code 58108)
- Serial number: 164 MP
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 2022
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A1FE8A
- Registered owner: [Polinsky A Mitchell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLINSKY%20A%20MITCHELL)
- Location: [Stanford, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stanford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4183° N, 122.1709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94305, 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=2278Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278Z

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 Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3M)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Solo 2625 01)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2278Z.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2278Z.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N2278Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2278Z before.

- [Cancelled 2012-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278Z-2012-08-30): Mach KR-2, S/N 800080, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jennings Robert C II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENNINGS%20ROBERT%20C%20II), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-ventus-3m/aircraft.md
- The Solo 2625 01 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01.md

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