Glider

N3JV

1972 Schempp-Hirth K. G Nimbus II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
13
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ad Nimbus LLC (LLC)
Based
Lafayette, CO
Registration record

N3JV on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schempp-Hirth K. G Nimbus II
Serial
13
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ad Nimbus LLC
Lafayette, CO
Certificate issued
2002-10-24
Airworthiness date
1974-03-31
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A31B7C
Mode S (octal)
50615574
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3JV.
  • 1974-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N3JV

N3JV is a 1972 Schempp-Hirth K. G Nimbus II, serial number 13. The FAA register lists Ad Nimbus LLC as the registrant in Lafayette, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated March 31, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3JV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3JV.

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.