# N146DS: 1998 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, registration cancelled 2023-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2023
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (registry code 3802053)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 75
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1999
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1998
- Last registry action: August 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A0B956
- Owner when cancelled: [Shemwell David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEMWELL%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Newcastle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Newcastle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4944° N, 122.1302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98059, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=146DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N146DS-2023-12-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b.md

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