# N94DP: 1989 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM, registration cancelled 2018-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (registry code 3800266)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 4
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2000
- Last registry action: March 12, 2014
- Mode S code: AD0B28
- Owner when cancelled: [Walters Richard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTERS%20RICHARD%20F)
- Location: [Gardnerville, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Gardnerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7831° N, 119.5593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89410, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=94DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94DP-2018-04-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CM: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm.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 FTW98LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA284), Jun 15, 1998: Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM (N94DP), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the sudden wind shift which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable when the aircraft was on final approach to land.

## 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 19980614024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980614024799A), Jun 14, 1998: N94DP, Taos, NM, Substantial damage. Motorized glider experienced wind shift on short final. Impacated rwy hard enough to damage wings. Exceeded control (-23) during landing at Taos, NM, airport…

## Other aircraft with N94DP

- [Cancelled 1988-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94DP-1988-08-15): Piccard AX-6, S/N 744. Triennial form not returned

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