# N61XC: 1996 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (registry code 3802053, 1 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: 31
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1996
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A7EE75
- Registered owners: [Stewart James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20JAMES%20R), [Stewart Scot T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20SCOT%20T), [Morzillo James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORZILLO%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Westford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Westford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5855° N, 71.4403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01886, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61XC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61XC

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): 4 in force

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

- [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

### 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 ERA26LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA346), Sep 18, 2026: Schemp-Hirth Ventus (N61XC), Edinburg, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N61XC.

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

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