Aircraft Description
N88SZ is a 2009 Schempp-hirth VENTUS 2CT, a single-engine two-cycle piston aircraft registered to Maurer Manfred F in Maineville, OH. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 15, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on September 4, 2019. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Solo 2350 SER engine producing 26 horsepower, N88SZ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC1D24 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N88SZ was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.5890, -84.2249 on July 5, 2025. The FAA registry record for N88SZ was last updated on September 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Schempp-hirth is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 435 Schempp-hirth aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VENTUS 2CT model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N88SZ. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC