# N911R: 1987 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CT](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-ct) (registry code 3802066, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 95
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing, crew training
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AC9BD9
- Registered owner: [Dutchliar Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUTCHLIAR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, 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=911R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911R

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 CT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-06-53](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-53): . Issued Jul 6, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N911R.

## NTSB investigations on N911R not matched to an aircraft (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 DFW07CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA186), Aug 20, 2007: Eurocopter Deutschland BK117 (N911R), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the hovering helicopter and the flight instructor's improper supervision of the flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N911R.

## Reports on N911R not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N911R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19831222069519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222069519I), Dec 22, 1983: Doug DC855 (N911R), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Ice and wind caused aircraft to depart runway while taxiing into position. Taxiway ice covered.

## 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 N911R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N911R before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911R-1970-06-11): Beech 95-B55, S/N TC-680. Owner: [Murphy Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20CHARLES%20R), [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-ct/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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