# N411SD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 26, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=411SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411SD

## Aircraft that carried N411SD

- [Cancelled 2026-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411SD-2026-03-26): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, S/N 102. Owner: [Soaring Science Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARING%20SCIENCE%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N411SD (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 ERA14CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA126), Feb 18, 2014: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2B (N411SD), Burnsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the spoilers, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent impact with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N411SD (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 20140218002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140218002259A), Feb 18, 2014: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N411SD), Burnsville, NC, Substantial damage. Report from tow pilot stated that after release of the glider, the aircraft began an immediate descent. Tow pilot called glider pilot and asked if he was ok…

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