# N917VW: 2003 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2a) (registry code 3802060, 2 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: 153
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2020
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ACB29C
- Registered owner: [Larsen Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSEN%20ROBERT%20T)
- Location: [Moretown, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Moretown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2616° N, 72.7654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05660, 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=917VW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917VW

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A)

- [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
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997

### 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 N917VW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N917VW.

## 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 N917VW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N917VW before.

- [Cancelled 2001-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917VW-2001-06-18): Presco Joseph D FTF-2, S/N 06. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Presco Joseph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESCO%20JOSEPH%20D), [Lake Havasu City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Lake%20Havasu%20City)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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