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N817JS

Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS C

Valid Electric gliderIllinois

N817JS is a Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS C, a glider with no engine, built in 1978. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Ewing, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 28, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated November 21, 1979.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
FAA spelling: SCHEMPP-HIRTH K G
Model
MINI-NIMBUS C
Serial number
102
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1978
Transponder code
AB2436 (octal 52622066)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 28, 2025
Expires
April 30, 2032
Last FAA action
April 28, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · November 21, 1979
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00610580

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Satterfield Thomas J
Type
Individual
Address
18157 Tick Ridge Rd
Ewing, IL 62836-1007

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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