# N571RD: 1987 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C, registration cancelled 2021-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c) (registry code 3802065)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 355
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2020
- Last registry action: February 12, 2020
- Mode S code: A7539B
- Owner when cancelled: [Dutch Charles P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUTCH%20CHARLES%20P)
- Location: [Huntsville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Huntsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8030° N, 86.6035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35810, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N571RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=571RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571RD-2021-07-27

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-c.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 ERA21LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA395), Apr 22, 2021: Schempp Hirth Ventus C (N571RD), Wagener, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with trees during a forced landing in atmospheric lift conditions that were insufficient to maintain flight. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to return to the airport.

## 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 20210422022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210422022289A), Apr 22, 2021: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C (N571RD), Perry, SC, Substantial damage. Flight was intended to be a cross country contest. At approximately 1900? AGL pilot felt a significant surge of lift and released the tow. He was unsuccessful…

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