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N253SK

Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3

Valid Electric gliderTexas

N253SK is a Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3, a glider with no engine, built in 1982. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Hamilton Soaring Club INC, a corporation in Hamilton, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 6, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated July 8, 1982.

Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
NIMBUS 3
Serial number
22
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1982
Transponder code
A2643D (octal 50462075)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 6, 2024
Expires
November 30, 2031
Last FAA action
November 6, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · July 8, 1982
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00650943

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hamilton Soaring Club INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 495
Hamilton, TX 76531-0495

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data