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
Model
K. G NIMBUS II
Year
1972
Serial number
18
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AACA97
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
until 1934Individual ownerWest Palm Beach, FL · different airframe: Douglas M-4 S/N 648
until 2012Individual ownerBirmingham, AL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 25, 1988 · Whitwell, TN
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A 130 MILE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A WATER SPRINKLER PIPE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE GRASS WAS TALLER ALONG THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY SYSTEM PROBLEM.
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.