# N47JD: 1981 Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-ventus-a) (registry code 3802050)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 29
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20RICHARD%20H)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9302° N, 96.7927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75240, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47JD-2012-10-15

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 K G VENTUS A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-ventus-a.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 DEN08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA127), Jul 23, 2008: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A (N47JD), Midlothian, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## 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 20080723841769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723841769A), Jul 23, 2008: Sphrth VENTUSA (N47JD), Midlothian, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23)On July 23, 2008, about 1245 central daylight time (CDT), a schepp-hirth ventus-a glider, N47JD, departed controlled flight ans subsequently impacted…

## Other aircraft with N47JD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47JD): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0805, built 1980

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