# N400CF: 1988 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c) (registry code 3802065, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 371
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1988
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1991
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4ACD9
- Registered owner: [Koerner Michael S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOERNER%20MICHAEL%20S)
- Location: [Rch Palos Vr, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rch%20Palos%20Vr)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7531° N, 118.3680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90275, 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=400CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400CF

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 C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-06-53](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-53): . Issued Jul 6, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N400CF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N400CF.

## Reports on N400CF not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N400CF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19841126072929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841126072929I), Nov 26, 1984: Bell 206B (N400CF), Cameron, LA, Damage unknown. After takeoff from sea platform, helicopter lost N2 and N1 rpms. Ditched aircraft which sank all on board saved.
- [Incident 19790709020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709020339I), Jul 9, 1979: Bell 206BELL (N400CF), Scott, LA. After lifting into hover oil pressure dropped, temp increased. Replaced oil pump assy PN6853540.

## 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 N400CF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N400CF before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400CF-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 1553. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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