Glider

N141SF

Homebuilt NIMBUS-2C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
220
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thermal Energy Search LLC (LLC)
Based
Salida, CO
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Registration record

N141SF on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt NIMBUS-2C
Serial
220
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Thermal Energy Search LLC
Salida, CO
Certificate issued
2020-10-24
Airworthiness date
1992-06-02
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0A7FD
Mode S (octal)
50123775
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N141SF.
  • 2002-07-21
    Accident at Briggs, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1992-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N141SF

N141SF is a Homebuilt NIMBUS-2C, serial number 220. The FAA register lists Thermal Energy Search LLC as the registrant in Salida, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 2, 1992.

N141SF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-07-21 Accident · Briggs, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW02LA219
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth K.G. Nimbus-2C
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the high grass during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.