Models / Schempp-Hirth K.g. / NIMBUS-2C / N141SF Aircraft record N141SF Schempp-Hirth K.g. NIMBUS-2C Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2002) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Oct 31, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2002 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Thermal Energy Search LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Salida, CO
Certificate issued Oct 24, 2020
Expires Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
Airworthiness date Jun 2, 1992 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Schempp-Hirth K.g.
Model NIMBUS-2C
Serial number 220
Aircraft type Glider
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A0A7FD Engine
Make and model None None
Type None Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2020 – now Thermal Energy Search LLC Salida, CO · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Jul 21, 2002 · Briggs, TX the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the high grass during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report FTW02LA219 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW02LA219)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record