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N47JD

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A · NONE

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Cancelled: October 15, 2012
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 29
Year built: 1981
Type: Glider
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
Airworthiness date: August 11, 1981
Certificate issued: August 25, 1981
Last registry action: June 17, 2008
Mode S code: A5BF8D
Owner when cancelled: Johnson Richard H
Location: Dallas, TX
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth K G VENTUS AADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelNONENone

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N47JD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DEN08LA127Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMidlothian, TXThe pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an incapacitating cardiac event. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor decision to fly with known serious medical issues.Jul 23, 2008 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N47JD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20080723841769ANormal Cruise · Midlothian, TX(-23)On July 23, 2008, about 1245 central daylight time (CDT), a schepp-hirth ventus-a glider, N47JD, departed controlled flight ans subsequently impacted terrain. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The glider was destroyed. The personal flight was…Jul 23, 2008 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N47JD · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N47JD is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

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