# N70ZZ: 2001 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM, registration cancelled 2009-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2cm) (registry code 3802001)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 100
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 26, 2007
- Last registry action: November 26, 2007
- Mode S code: A9548C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rettig Fred A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RETTIG%20FRED%20A)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6258° N, 88.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36693, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70ZZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70ZZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70ZZ-2009-11-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 2CM: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2cm.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 ERA09LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA455), Aug 8, 2009: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CM (N70ZZ), St. Elmo, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing.

## 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 20090808025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090808025359A), Aug 8, 2009: Schempp-Hir VENTUS 2CM (N70ZZ), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. On August 8, 2009 at approximately 0945 CDT a Schempp-hirth ventus CM2 powered glider , N70ZZ, registered to a private owner, impacted hard while returning to…

## Other aircraft with N70ZZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70ZZ): Flight Design CTLS, S/N F-12-05-05, built 2013

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