Glider

N253SK

1982 Homebuilt Nimbus 3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
22
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hamilton Soaring Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hamilton, TX
Registration record

N253SK on the FAA register

Type
1982 Homebuilt Nimbus 3
Serial
22
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Hamilton Soaring Club Inc
Hamilton, TX
Certificate issued
2024-11-06
Airworthiness date
1982-07-08
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A2643D
Mode S (octal)
50462075
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N253SK.
  • 1982-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N253SK

N253SK is a 1982 Homebuilt Nimbus 3, serial number 22. The FAA register lists Hamilton Soaring Club Inc as the registrant in Hamilton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 8, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253SK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253SK.

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.