Glider

N48Z

1979 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
108
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Oro Valley, AZ
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Registration record

N48Z on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C
Serial
108
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oro Valley, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-08-26
Airworthiness date
1980-06-03
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A5E87F
Mode S (octal)
51364177
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N48Z.
  • 1980-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N48Z

N48Z is a 1979 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C, serial number 108. It is registered to co-owners in Oro Valley, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated June 3, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48Z.

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.