N9999R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 25, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM cancelled May 25, 2006
- Serial number
- 36
- Type
- Glider · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1990
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- April 26, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Ebner Fred (Individual)
Santa Barbara, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition; Racing
NTSB accident and incident record under N9999R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM · serial 36
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE DOWNDRAFT, AND THE DTERIORTED CLIMB PERFORMANCE.
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