# N25RN: 1985 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6, registration cancelled 2003-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 221
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1999
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A256A9
- Owners when cancelled: [Curry Shawn R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20SHAWN%20R), [Terry Alvin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERRY%20ALVIN%20M), [Yates Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATES%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Brighton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Brighton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9622° N, 104.8079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80601, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25RN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25RN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25RN-2003-11-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 DEN03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA143), Aug 7, 2003: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 (N25RN), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the thunderstorms, the lack of suitable terrain available for a precautionary landing and the water.
- [NTSB DEN85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA216), Aug 10, 1985: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B (N25RN), Colorado Sprgs, CO, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 20030807019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807019859A), Aug 7, 2003: Sphrth VENTUSB166 (N25RN), Gross Reservoir, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Bogdanovich (mr.b) stated he was on a cross country soaring trip when the thunderstorm front developed very rapidly along the front range. He decided…
- [Accident 19850810037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810037809A), Aug 10, 1985: Sphrth VENTUSB (N25RN), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Lifted off before tow plane, pitched up and stalled. Right wing and nose impacted runway.

## Other aircraft with N25RN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25RN): Navratil Richard M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, S/N RMN 02, built 2007

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