# N514TW: 2007 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2ct) (registry code 3800267, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 191
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A67209
- Registered owner: [Willat Garret I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLAT%20GARRET%20I)
- Location: [Warner Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Warner%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3244° N, 116.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92086, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=514TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514TW

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 2CT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB CE-06-59](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-59): . Issued Aug 11, 2006
- [SAIB CE-06-43](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-43): . Issued May 5, 2006

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA20CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA178), May 11, 2020: Schempp Hirth Ventus 2CT (N514TW), Stuarts Draft, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed attempted engine start.
- [NTSB WPR10LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA294), Jun 15, 2010: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT (N514TW), Parowan, UT, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the other glider climbing in the same thermal.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20200511003469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200511003469A), May 11, 2020: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT (N514TW), Stuarts Draft, VA, Destroyed. Pilot departed (2VA3) in merlin, VA. Upon crossing a ridge line into waynesboro, VA at approx 8000 ft MSL the pilot was unable to gain lift and began losing…
- [Incident 20100615036332I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100615036332I), Jun 15, 2010: Schempp-Hir VENTUS 2CT (N514TW), Parowan, UT, Minor damage. On Tuesday June 15, 2010 at 1533 mountain daylight time, N455S a schleicher alexander gmbh & co. model ash 26 e glider piloted by [privacy data omitted] and…

## 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 2CT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2ct/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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