# N166JD: 1984 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, registration cancelled 2006-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2006
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6) (registry code 3802061)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 209
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2004
- Last registry action: December 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A108C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ard Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARD%20STEVE)
- Location: [Belgrade, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Belgrade)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9725° N, 111.1347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59714, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166JD-2006-12-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 B/16.6: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6.md

## 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 DEN86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA059), Jan 1, 1986: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B (N166JD), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20011028035579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028035579I), Oct 28, 2001: Sphrth VENTUSB166 (N166JD), Perry, SC, Minor damage. (-23) An experimental glider was performing a winch launch on a new winch. The winch lost power as the glider started to rotate at abt 30-40 feet. The glider…
- [Accident 19860101000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101000039A), Jan 1, 1986: Sphrth VENTUSB (N166JD), Alamogordo, NM, Destroyed. Made a low pass parallel to the runway. Pulled up, encountered turbulence and downdraft, spun to ground impact.

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