# N7470C: 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: May 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7470C

## Aircraft that carried N7470C

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470C-2017-05-15): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, S/N 150, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ocallaghan Christopher C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCALLAGHAN%20CHRISTOPHER%20C), [New Market, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/New%20Market)

## NTSB investigations on N7470C (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 CEN10LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA459), Aug 4, 2010: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N7470C), Batesville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7470C (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 20100804047652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804047652A), Aug 4, 2010: Schempp-Hir VENTUS-2B (N7470C), Batesville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot fatally injured after midair collision while participating in a glider race. Aircraft impacted ground inverted with canopy intact and pilot harness…

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