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N166JD

N166JD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 19, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 cancelled December 19, 2006

Serial number
209
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1984
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Germany
Certificate issued
December 17, 2004
Last FAA action
December 17, 2004
Last owner
Ard Steve (Individual)
Belgrade, MT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N166JD

DEN86LA059Accident on January 1, 1986 at Alamogordo, NM: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B · serial 209

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site