Glider

N142K

1998 Homebuilt Nimbus 4D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
9
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nimbus 4 Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N142K on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Nimbus 4D
Serial
9
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Nimbus 4 Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
1998-08-20
Airworthiness date
1998-08-29
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0AAFF
Mode S (octal)
50125377
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1998-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N142K.
Overview

About N142K

N142K is a 1998 Homebuilt Nimbus 4D, serial number 9. The FAA register lists Nimbus 4 Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 1998 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 29, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N142K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N142K.

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.