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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7470C

N7470C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B cancelled May 15, 2017

Serial number
150
Type
Glider · None
Year built
2003
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 27, 2003
Last FAA action
June 25, 2010
Last owner
Ocallaghan Christopher C (Co-owned)
New Market, MD
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing

NTSB accident and incident record under N7470C

CEN10LA459Accident on August 4, 2010 at Batesville, TX: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · serial 150

Both glider pilots’ inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.

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