# N9VS: 2001 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2cm) (registry code 3802001, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Solo 2625 01](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01) (registry code 58108)
- Serial number: 112
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2002
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2002
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AC6C66
- Registered owner: [Van Grunsven Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20GRUNSVEN%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5692° N, 122.9472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97124, 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=9VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9VS

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 2CM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Solo 2625 01)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (3 in force)

- [SAIB CE-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-10-26): Engine  Starter Ring Gears. Issued Apr 14, 2010
- [SAIB CE-06-43](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-43): . Issued May 5, 2006
- [SAIB CE-02-42](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-02-42): . Issued Aug 9, 2002

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9VS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9VS.

## 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 N9VS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9VS before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9VS-1976-05-26): Semco GAS-04, S/N SEM169. Owner: [Bob Sparks Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOB%20SPARKS%20INC), [Easton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Easton)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2cm/aircraft.md
- The Solo 2625 01 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01.md

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