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Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3

29 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2017 to 2025; half of them date from 2021 or earlier. Colorado has the most (7). 24% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here. 14 carry the FAA's electric code.

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3: German single-seat glider, 2016
Photo: Jmcc150, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3 on Wikipedia

About the VENTUS 3 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Electric and sustainable aircraft
Power
Electric, 1 engine
Common engines
Solo 2625 01 (9), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (4), Lz Design Fes-Ven-M100 (3)
Seats
1
Maker on the register
Schempp-Hirth
Registered
earliest certificate July 3, 2017; newest September 17, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Colorado7Texas6Delaware3California3Virginia2New York2Wisconsin1Utah1New Hampshire1Montana1Maryland1Massachusetts1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual21 (72%)LLC4 (14%)Corporation3 (10%)Co-owned1 (3%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
VENTUS 3M122019 to 202541.4%
VENTUS 3F92018 to 202231.0%
VENTUS 3E42024 to 202513.8%
VENTUS 3T220176.9%
VENTUS 3G22018 to 20226.9%

When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file

049141872010182020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

012452017201820192020202120222024202552026

Registration status

Valid29 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental25 (86%)None on file4 (14%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Jw Racing INC2Skypics LLC1Huff Air LLC1High Flight LLC1Duo Aviation LLC1Bank Of Utah Trustee1

Fleet pages: Huff Air LLC · High Flight LLC · Bank Of Utah Trustee

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

29 as of October 2, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3s?

Colorado, with 7.

Who owns the Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3?

24% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 29

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N171JW Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3E
Jw Racing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
None on file 2026-09-17 Valid
N705LD Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2026-04-06 Valid
N52BF Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2026-03-31 Valid
N625KM Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3E
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2026-03-31 Valid
N97TW Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3E
Co-owned owner
New York
Experimental 2026-03-13 Valid
N67MH Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Huff Air LLC
Uvalde, Texas
Experimental 2025-12-10 Valid
N941AC Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-11-08 Valid
N456EE Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2024-09-25 Valid
N688JL Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3E
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2024-09-05 Valid
N967CC Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2024-04-05 Valid
N329HB Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-11-03 Valid
N928KE Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3G
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-10-31 Valid
N2278Z Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-03-24 Valid
N355RC Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2022-03-22 Valid
N9764 Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Bank Of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
None on file 2021-12-06 Valid
N821MT Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2021-08-31 Valid
N23HW Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
High Flight LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2021-06-02 Valid
N20DN Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2021-06-01 Valid
N771JW Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3T
Jw Racing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
None on file 2021-02-25 Valid
N70LK Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2020-12-08 Valid
N94RH Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2020-07-08 Valid
N11VM Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Skypics LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2020-07-02 Valid
N755BH Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Duo Aviation LLC
Elbert, Colorado
Experimental 2019-11-20 Valid
N33SZ Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3M
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2019-10-17 Valid
N103CR Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3G
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-01-16 Valid
N318KM Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-07-11 Valid
N620JJ Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2018-05-31 Valid
N22TW Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3F
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2018-04-25 Valid
N55DQ Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3T
Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2017-07-03 Valid