# N9999R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 25, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9999R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9999R

## Aircraft that carried N9999R

- [Cancelled 2006-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999R-2006-05-25): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM, S/N 36, built 1990. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Ebner Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EBNER%20FRED), [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)

## NTSB investigations on N9999R (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 FTW91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA114), Jul 2, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM (N9999R), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE DOWNDRAFT, AND THE DTERIORTED CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9999R (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 19910702025589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025589A), Jul 2, 1991: Sphrth VENTUSA (N9999R), Marfa, TX, Substantial damage. Lost lift on motorized launch,struck a fence and impacted sideways. Density altitude and downdraft plus low power.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.