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A Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3, the same model family as N821MT
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N821MT

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3F

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric gliderElectricVirginia

N821MT is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3F, a glider powered by electric motors, built in 2021. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Norfolk, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 31, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated September 23, 2021.

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Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
FAA spelling: SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
Model
VENTUS 3F · all VENTUS 3Fs and related versions
Built of
composite
The airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A glass-fibre glider. This is how the Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
146 FS
Type
GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
ElectricFAA type of engine code 10 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor
Seats
1
Year built
2021
Transponder code
AB35B7 (octal 52632667)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
August 31, 2021
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · RacingFAA certificate purpose code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 23, 2021
FAA region
EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01349123

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Takallu M A
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
PO Box 8401
Norfolk, VA 23503-0401

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

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The public federal record on N821MT, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Takallu M A, an individual, certificate issued August 31, 2021, expires August 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for racing, dated September 23, 2021, consistent with the 2021 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 146 FS for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N821MT according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N821MT. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data