# N53AB: 1981 Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A, registration cancelled 2017-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2017
- 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: 43
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1992
- Last registry action: March 7, 2011
- Mode S code: A6AE16
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmid Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMID%20FRED)
- Location: [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6267° N, 97.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76708, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AB-2017-10-06

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 Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-ventus-a.md

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