N571RD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 27, 2021. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C cancelled July 27, 2021
- Serial number
- 355
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 2020
- Last FAA action
- February 12, 2020
- Last owner
- Dutch Charles P (Individual)
Huntsville, AL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N571RD
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp Hirth VENTUS C · serial 355
Impact with trees during a forced landing in atmospheric lift conditions that were insufficient to maintain flight. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to return to the airport.
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