# Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau VENTUS 3F

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 3801959
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
- Model: VENTUS 3F
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 1 · Electric
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-ventus-3f

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (9)

- [N22TW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22TW): [Welles Gillett Tim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLES%20GILLETT%20TIM), [Horsehead, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horsehead), built 2018, S/N 022 FS
- [N23HW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23HW): [High Flight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20FLIGHT%20LLC), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell), built 2021, S/N 132 FS
- [N318KM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318KM): [Sorenson Kenneth G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSON%20KENNETH%20G), [Waller, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waller), built 2018, S/N 032 FS
- [N329HB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N329HB): [Bohl Howard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOHL%20HOWARD%20M), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach), built 2022, S/N 155 FS
- [N355RC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355RC): [Carlson Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20RICHARD), [Germantown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Germantown), built 2021, S/N 163 FS
- [N620JJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620JJ): [Frantz James S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANTZ%20JAMES%20S%20JR), [Salem, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Salem), built 2018, S/N 023 FS
- [N70LK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70LK): [Kuhlke Kim L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUHLKE%20KIM%20L), [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood), built 2020, S/N 112 FS
- [N821MT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821MT): [Takallu M A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAKALLU%20M%20A), [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk), built 2021, S/N 146 FS
- [N9764](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9764): [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City), S/N 151 FS

## 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 CEN18FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA262), Jul 10, 2018: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Ventus 3F (N753R), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack during a low-altitude turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20180710010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180710010849A), Jul 10, 2018: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh VENTUS 3F (N753R), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 10, 2018, at 1507 MDT, a 2017 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh ventus 3F glider, registration number N753R, registered to renard r. rozzoni impacted the…

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