# N22TW: 2018 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3F](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-ventus-3f) (registry code 3801959, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth FES VEN M100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-fes-ven-m100) (registry code 33705)
- Serial number: 022 FS
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 2018
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A1E066
- Registered owner: [Welles Gillett Tim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLES%20GILLETT%20TIM)
- Location: [Horsehead, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horsehead)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2033° N, 76.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14845, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22TW

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 3F)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth FES VEN M100)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N22TW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N22TW.

## Reports on N22TW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N22TW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19970411016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970411016459I), Apr 11, 1997: Amd FALCON20C5 (N22TW), El Paso, TX. Narrative: on April 11, 1997, at approximately 1755 MST, ameristar flight 918, a falcon DA-20, departed El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. The…

## 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 N22TW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N22TW before.

- [Cancelled 2012-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22TW-2012-08-27): Wade BD-5B, S/N 4204B, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wade Benjamin T III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20BENJAMIN%20T%20III), [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-ventus-3f/aircraft.md
- The Hirth FES VEN M100 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-fes-ven-m100.md

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