# N300Y: 1986 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6) (registry code 3802061, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 300
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 3, 2025
- Expires: November 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A32178
- Registered owner: [Yant Emory W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YANT%20EMORY%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2700° N, 81.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32224, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=300Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300Y

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 B/16.6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N300Y.

## NTSB investigations on N300Y 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 SEA89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA150), Aug 15, 1989: Schleicher ASW-20BL (N300Y), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISUNDERSTOOD EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM THE TOW WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT OF THE GLIDER AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE INADEQUATE BEFORE AND…
- [NTSB LAX88DUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ05), Aug 29, 1988: Schleicher ASW-20BL (N300Y), Red Mountain, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N300Y.

## Reports on N300Y not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N300Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19890815029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029909A), Aug 15, 1989: Schler ASW20 (N300Y), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Released tow on initial takeoff and landed hard off airport. Tow plane signaled spoilers deployed not a disconnect.
- [Accident 19880828036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828036269A), Aug 28, 1988: Schler ASW20 (N300Y), Red Mountain, CA, Substantial damage. Loss of thermals,stalled on an off airport landing. Recovered too late. Neglected to dump water ballast for landing

## 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 N300Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N300Y before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300Y-1970-06-29): Sikorsky S-61L, S/N 61031, built 1960
- [Cancelled 1931-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300Y-1931-04-02): Aeronca C-3, S/N C3-3. Owner: [Aeronautical Corp Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20CORP%20OF%20AMERICA), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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