Glider

N4989C

1978 Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
79
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint Louis, MO
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Registration record

N4989C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus B
Serial
79
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint Louis, MO
Certificate issued
2014-08-04
Airworthiness date
1983-06-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A63166
Mode S (octal)
51430546
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N4989C to the current registrant.
  • 1983-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1970-12-17
    N4989C previously assigned to a Brantly B-2 (s/n 24); cancelled.
Overview

About N4989C

N4989C is a 1978 Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus B, serial number 79. It is registered to an individual in Saint Louis, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated June 23, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4989C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4989C.

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.