# N418CH: 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: 387
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A4F212
- Registered owner: [Rising Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RISING%20WINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Punta Gorda, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Punta%20Gorda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9157° N, 82.0443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33950, 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=418CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418CH

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 (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 DEN91FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA083), Jun 13, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Ventus C (N418CH), Durango, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE ABSENCE OF THERMAL LIFT, THE PILOT'S APPREHENSION, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

## 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 19910613021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613021699A), Jun 13, 1991: Sphrth VENTUSA (N418CH), Durango, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Released in area of mountains and dense trees. Downdrafts in area. Struck trees. Advised area not good for soaring.

## 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 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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