# N80077: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, registration cancelled 2000-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (registry code 3802053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G04CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G04CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: AAE54A
- Owner when cancelled: [Olson Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSON%20KENNETH%20R)
- Location: [Cave Creek, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Cave%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8842° N, 111.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85331, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80077
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80077-2000-02-17

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-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 FTW97FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA249), Jul 5, 1997: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N80077), Hobbs, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select an off-field landing site with sufficient time/altitude to perform the landing which led to his failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the unfavorable wind.

## 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 19970705046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705046409A), Jul 5, 1997: N80077, Hobbs, NM, No damage. (-23) The pilot reported that he was making an off airport landing near Hobbs, NM. Witnesses reported the aircraft was flying low; entered a climb; the wings…

## Other aircraft with N80077

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80077): Culpepper Gerald M RANS S-12, S/N 0193373, built 1993
- [Cancelled 1991-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80077-1991-09-20): Cessna 172M, S/N 17266354. Owner: [Skyhawk Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYHAWK%20FLYERS%20INC), [Pueblo, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Pueblo)
- [Cancelled 1949-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80077-1949-11-15): Culver V, S/N V-118, built 1946. Owner: [Mitchell George E Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20GEORGE%20E%20ET%20AL)

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