# N176V: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, registration cancelled 1999-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 1999
- 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)
- Serial number: 353
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1998
- Last registry action: January 6, 1998
- Mode S code: A13152
- Owner when cancelled: [Saunders Mark L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20MARK%20L)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4490° N, 119.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93108, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176V-1999-11-18

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 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 DEN99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA117), Jul 11, 1999: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 (N176V), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning. Factors were the loss of thermal lift, the subsequent stall/spin, and the fence post that he impacted.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19990711008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711008899A), Jul 11, 1999: N176V, Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Acft landed short of intended landing area, struck fence post, and ground looped. (-23) the following is an accident report from the department of public…

## Other aircraft with N176V

- [Cancelled 2018-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176V-2018-02-07): Bredl Siegfried VOISIN LA-III, S/N 27533SFB, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bredel Pasqualina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREDEL%20PASQUALINA), [Gresham, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gresham)
- [Cancelled 1933-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176V-1933-01-11): Cessna CG-2, S/N 48. Owner: [Bemis Glider Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEMIS%20GLIDER%20CLUB), [Bemis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bemis)

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