# N571RD: 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: July 27, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=571RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N571RD

## Aircraft that carried N571RD

- [Cancelled 2021-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571RD-2021-07-27): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C, S/N 355, built 1987. Owner: [Dutch Charles P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUTCH%20CHARLES%20P), [Huntsville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Huntsville)

## NTSB investigations on N571RD (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 ERA21LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA395), Apr 22, 2021: Schempp Hirth Ventus C (N571RD), Wagener, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with trees during a forced landing in atmospheric lift conditions that were insufficient to maintain flight. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to return to the airport.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N571RD (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 20210422022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210422022289A), Apr 22, 2021: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C (N571RD), Perry, SC, Substantial damage. Flight was intended to be a cross country contest. At approximately 1900? AGL pilot felt a significant surge of lift and released the tow. He was unsuccessful…

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