# N840C: 1999 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: 80
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 26, 2012
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AB800B
- Registered owner: [Kossowski Slawomir](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOSSOWSKI%20SLAWOMIR)
- Location: [Jackson, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Jackson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1087° N, 74.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08527, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840C

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

None matched to N840C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N840C.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N840C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N840C before.

- [Cancelled 1994-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840C-1994-12-01): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51115. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## 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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