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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N188PX

N188PX is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 cancelled November 12, 2014

Serial number
299
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1986
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 16, 1987
Last FAA action
February 17, 2009
Last owner
Lauck Anthony G (Individual)
Wellesley, MA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N188PX

ERA11LA025Accident on October 18, 2010 at Warren, VT: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 · serial 299

The pilot's inadvertent deployment of the airbrake handle past the upper limit of its normal operating range, which resulted in binding of the controls.

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