# N411SD: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, registration cancelled 2026-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (registry code 3802053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 102
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2014
- Last registry action: December 9, 2025
- Mode S code: A4D96B
- Owner when cancelled: [Soaring Science Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARING%20SCIENCE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=411SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411SD-2026-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b.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 ERA14CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA126), Feb 18, 2014: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2B (N411SD), Burnsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the spoilers, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent impact 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 20140218002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140218002259A), Feb 18, 2014: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N411SD), Burnsville, NC, Substantial damage. Report from tow pilot stated that after release of the glider, the aircraft began an immediate descent. Tow pilot called glider pilot and asked if he was ok…

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