# N62TW: 2002 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (registry code 3802053)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 140
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 2003
- Last registry action: May 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A815A2
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6874° N, 111.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85050, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62TW-2015-05-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b.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 CEN13CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA336), Jun 2, 2013: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N62TW), Corona, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while ridge-soaring in gusty wind conditions.

## Other aircraft with N62TW

- [Cancelled 1995-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62TW-1995-10-20): Bergreen ED KIS, S/N 025. Owner: [Bergreen Edwin C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERGREEN%20EDWIN%20C), [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)

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