N61XC is a 1996 Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (glider) with serial number 31, registered in Westford, MA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Mar 31, 2031; the renewal window opens on Sep 30, 2030. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (racing), issued May 1, 1996. It is one of 22 VENTUS-2B aircraft in the FAA registry, 1 of them registered in Massachusetts. About 85% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Sep 18, 2026.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2031
- Registrant type
- Co-owned
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Westford, MA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Boston FSDO (BOS FSDO) · (781) 238-7500
- Certificate issued
- Mar 20, 2024
- Last FAA action
- Mar 20, 2024
- Mode S code (hex)
- A7EE75
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51767165
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Edinburg, NY | Ventus this airframe | Destroyed | Fatal | ERA26LA346 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.