# N230K: 2001 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: 64
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 2010
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A20961
- Registered owner: [Big Sky Ventus LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SKY%20VENTUS%20LLC)
- Location: [Anaconda, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Anaconda)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0947° N, 113.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59711, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=230K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230K

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 N230K.

## NTSB investigations on N230K not matched to an aircraft (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79DEV20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV20), May 15, 1979: Pitts S1C (N230K), Sparland, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV11), Aug 15, 1971: Pitts Spec. SC-1 (N230K), Smithfield, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N230K.

## Reports on N230K not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N230K, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19790515012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515012179A), May 15, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N230K), Sparland, IL, Substantial damage. Struck trees on short final for landing on private airport.

## 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 N230K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N230K before.

- [Cancelled 1929-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230K-1929-11-25): Moth 60-GM, S/N 42. Owner: [Edobar Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDOBAR%20ASSOCIATES), [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)

## 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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