# N9999R: 1990 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM, registration cancelled 2006-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 2006
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (registry code 3800266)
- Engine: [Solo 2350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (registry code 58107)
- Serial number: 36
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2002
- Last registry action: April 19, 2005
- Mode S code: ADF7B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ebner Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EBNER%20FRED)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5284° N, 119.7679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93105, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9999R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9999R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999R-2006-05-25

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 FTW91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA114), Jul 2, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM (N9999R), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE DOWNDRAFT, AND THE DTERIORTED CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

## 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 19910702025589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025589A), Jul 2, 1991: Sphrth VENTUSA (N9999R), Marfa, TX, Substantial damage. Lost lift on motorized launch,struck a fence and impacted sideways. Density altitude and downdraft plus low power.

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