# N948B: 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: 56
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1982
- Certificate issued: July 17, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AD2AF9
- Registered owner: [Gordon Zach Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20ZACH%20EDWARD)
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1003° N, 95.3565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77386, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948B

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 (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 LAX98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA092), Feb 23, 1998: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B (N948B), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the oil drilling rig due to his attention being diverted inside the cockpit in order the secure the landing gear control.

## 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 19980222001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001659A), Feb 22, 1998: Sphrth VENTUSB (N948B), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. On February 22, 1998, at 1715 hours pacific standard time, a schempp-hirth ventus-b glider, N948B, collided with a drilling rig while turning from left base to…

## 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 N948B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N948B before.

- [Cancelled 1965-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948B-1965-09-03): Beech 23, S/N M-1. Owner: [Beech Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## 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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