# N710JC: 2012 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT, registration cancelled 2016-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2ct) (registry code 3800267)
- Engine: [Solo 2350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (registry code 58107)
- Serial number: 231
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 2013
- Last registry action: July 21, 2016
- Mode S code: A97CD8
- Location: Baden Wuertemberg, Germany
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710JC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=710JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710JC-2016-12-14

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 VENTUS 2CT: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2ct.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 ERA15LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA375), Sep 24, 2015: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT (N710JC), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines…

## 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 20150924015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150924015629A), Sep 24, 2015: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT (N710JC), Blacksburg, VA, Destroyed. Pilot was on a sailing competition flight. He had to make an off airport landing due to lack of lift. He impacted a powerline on final into a farm field. Pilot…

## Other aircraft with N710JC

- [Cancelled 2026-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710JC-2026-08-21): Textron 208, S/N 20800710, built 2024. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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