# N340TW: 1999 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: 45
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A3BF0C
- Registered owner: [Joyce David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYCE%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [Brookline, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Brookline)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7493° N, 71.6757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03033, 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=340TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340TW

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 (1)

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 DFW06CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA111), Apr 22, 2006: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C (N340TW), Midlothian, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the spoilers during the aero tow takeoff for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20060422009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422009999A), Apr 22, 2006: Sphrth VENTUS2C (N340TW), Midlothian, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The 630-hour glider commercial pilot reported that prior to departure from the 4,200 feet by 400 feet wide grass turf Gliderport, he followed 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.

## 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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