# N333VT: 1985 Valentin TAIFUN 17E, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17E](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (registry code 9370100)
- Engine: [Limbach 1700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-1700e) (registry code 38602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G50EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G50EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1051
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1985
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1986
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A3A2E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Orth Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORTH%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Shelburne, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Shelburne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3927° N, 73.2434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05482, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333VT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333VT-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Valentin TAIFUN 17E: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e.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 NYC91DNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC03), Jul 19, 1991: Valentin GMB H Taifun 17E (N333VT), West Arlington, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PHYSIOLOGICAL INCAPACITATION DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WHICH RESULTED IN INCAPACITATION AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES.

## 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 19910719028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719028729A), Jul 19, 1991: Valent TAIFUN17E (N333VT), West Arlington, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed circling low altitude, crashed into trees. Had no medical, severe heart condition.

## Other aircraft with N333VT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333VT): Stemme S10-VT, S/N 11-013, built 1998

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