# N98AE: 2005 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: 166
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2021
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ADA8D0
- Registered owner: [Galliano Mario E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLIANO%20MARIO%20E)
- Location: [Yreka, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yreka)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7561° N, 122.6595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96097, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98AE

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 N98AE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N98AE.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N98AE not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N98AE, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR EGRR100526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EGRR100526), May 4, 2005: CONTROL TUBE. CHAFED. DURING A/C INSPECTION FOUND COLLECTIVE CONTROL TUBE IN CABIN VERTICAL TUNNEL CHAFFING ON FWD WALL AND RIVET TAILS SECURING TYE WRAP TIEDOWN STRIP, BEYOND ALLOWA

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## 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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