# N7470C: 2003 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 150
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2003
- Last registry action: June 25, 2010
- Mode S code: AA0EE6
- Owners when cancelled: [Ocallaghan Christopher C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCALLAGHAN%20CHRISTOPHER%20C), [Hession Laura M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESSION%20LAURA%20M)
- Location: [New Market, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/New%20Market)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4102° N, 77.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21774, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7470C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470C-2017-05-15

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-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 CEN10LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA459), Aug 4, 2010: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N7470C), Batesville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.

## 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 20100804047652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804047652A), Aug 4, 2010: Schempp-Hir VENTUS-2B (N7470C), Batesville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot fatally injured after midair collision while participating in a glider race. Aircraft impacted ground inverted with canopy intact and pilot harness…

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