# N804T: 1981 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b) (registry code 3802051, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 60
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1982
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2014
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AAF262
- Registered owner: [Thompson Arthur C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20ARTHUR%20C)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4184° N, 121.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95132, 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=804T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804T

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-B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N804T.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N804T.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N804T not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N804T, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2015FA0000260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000260), Jun 2, 2015: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. BINDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION ALTERNATE GEAR EXT CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. GEARS STILL DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. GEAR D

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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