# N188PX: 1986 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 299
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A15FBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Lauck Anthony G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUCK%20ANTHONY%20G)
- Location: [Wellesley, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wellesley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3059° N, 71.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellesley, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188PX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188PX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188PX-2014-11-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA11LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA025), Oct 18, 2010: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 (N188PX), Warren, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent deployment of the airbrake handle past the upper limit of its normal operating range, which resulted in binding of the controls.

## 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 20101018049839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101018049839A), Oct 18, 2010: Schempp-Hir VENTUS B/16 (N188PX), Warren, VT, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that while on downwind leg, airspeed increased and aircraft started to climb. Pilot extended drag brakes and airspeed decreased. Pilot stated that…

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