# N81PT: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6) (registry code 3802061, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 258
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1985
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2025
- Expires: March 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AB085A
- Registered owner: [Leonard Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20STEVEN%20E)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7024° N, 97.4389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67212, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81PT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81PT

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/16.6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 LAX91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA163), Apr 7, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 (N81PT), Lake Cobb, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT'S VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS IMPROPER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNMARKED TRANSMISSION WIRE.

## 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 19910407008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407008989A), Apr 7, 1991: Sphrth VENTUSB (N81PT), Lake Cobb, CA, Substantial damage. Soaring over mountains ran out of thermals. Struck hidden wire off airport landing. Failed see wire.

## 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 B/16.6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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