# N57LK: 2002 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2a) (registry code 3802060, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G04CE) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 137
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 2002
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2020
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A74D14
- Registered owner: [Sky Sailing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SAILING%20INC)
- Location: [Warner Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Warner%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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=57LK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57LK

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A)

- [AD 2023-17-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-05): Drag Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus-2a and Ventus-2b. Effective Oct 12, 2023
- [AD 2022-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-05-05): Flight Control System · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus-2a and Ventus-2b. Effective Apr 11, 2022
- [AD 2016-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-22-01): Flight Controls · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Discus-2c and 3 more. Effective Dec 1, 2016
- [AD 2004-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-08-12): Elevator mass balance · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Discus-2a, Discus-2b, Ventus-2a and 1 more. Effective Jun 4, 2004
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-04-40](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-04-40): . Issued Jan 7, 2004

## 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 GAA19CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA469), Jul 26, 2019: Schempp Hirth Ventus 2A (N57LK), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the glider’s canopy before flight, which resulted in it opening in flight and the pilot's inability to maintain an appropriate final approach path and altitude,…

## 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 20190726015689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190726015689A), Jul 26, 2019: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A (N57LK), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. Accident occurred 07/26/19 1800Z Wurtsboro NY (N82) shortly after departure aircraft attempted to returned to land. N57LK Schempp-Hirth glider crashed into…

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

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