Schempp-Hirth VENTUS accidents
The NTSB database holds 42 accidents and incidents involving the Schempp-Hirth VENTUS, recorded between 1982 to 2021. 11 of them were fatal (26%), and 11 people died.
The deadliest year was 2007, with 2 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States.
4 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
42
Records
11
Fatal
11
Deaths
26%
Share fatal
1982 to 2021
Period
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38 of 42 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 42 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2010 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B | Batesville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2009 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM | Paragonah, Utah, United States | Michael K Packard | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Richard Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-CM | Benton, California, United States | Geofrey R. Loyns | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2002 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1991 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C | Durango, Colorado, United States | Charles C. Henning | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1986 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Waitsfield, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1984 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 2021 | Schempp Hirth VENTUS C | Wagener, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 2020 | Schempp Hirth VENTUS 2CT | Stuarts Draft, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2019 | Schempp Hirth VENTUS 2A | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2015 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2C | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | KEITH MILLER and DAVID Van Der LINDEN | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2014 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2B | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | Campbell JAY D | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2013 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B | Corona, New Mexico, United States | Paynter G Frank | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 2012 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT | Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2010 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B | Madisonville, Texas, United States | Hollenberg Richard A | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2009 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM | St. Elmo, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A | Brackettville, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Greensboro, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Midlothian, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2003 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1999 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1998 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Williams, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1994 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-C | Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States | Savory, William J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1992 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | ROY S. Cundiff | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1991 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Mojave, California, United States | Hutchinson Family Trust | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1991 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM | Marfa, Texas, United States | Rogar N. Buchanan | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1991 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Lake Cobb, California, United States | Richard Carter | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1990 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | Richard T. Mockler | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1986 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B | Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States | Nelson B. Nolan | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1985 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS | California City, California, United States | James A. Nezgoda | No injuries | - |