# N41BM: 1990 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM, registration cancelled 2008-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (registry code 3800266)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 25
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2006
- Last registry action: June 7, 2006
- Mode S code: A4D1EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Loyns Geoffrey R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOYNS%20GEOFFREY%20R)
- Location: [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9971° N, 119.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41BM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41BM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BM-2008-01-28

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 CM: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm.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 SEA07FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA231), Aug 10, 2007: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-CM (N41BM), Benton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering and the inadvertent entry into a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident were the mountainous terrain conditions, unfavorable wind…

## 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 20070809021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809021289A), Aug 9, 2007: Sphrth VENTUSCM (N41BM), Benton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The glider impacted mountainous terrain and was destroyed at approximately 10,000 fet MSL near boundary peak in the inyo national forest.

## Other aircraft with N41BM

- [Cancelled 2018-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BM-2018-05-04): Eurocopter AS350BB, S/N 2999. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Dalks Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALKS%20LEASING%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1989-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BM-1989-04-19): Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, S/N 414. Exported to United Kingdom

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