Glider

N52LB

Homebuilt NIMBUS-3DT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
13
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Whiteside Samuel L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Minden, NV
Registration record

N52LB on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt NIMBUS-3DT
Serial
13
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Whiteside Samuel L + 1 co-owner
Minden, NV
Certificate issued
2011-05-06
Airworthiness date
1988-06-17
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A68791
Mode S (octal)
51503621
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N52LB to the current registrant.
  • 1988-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N52LB

N52LB is a Homebuilt NIMBUS-3DT, serial number 13. The FAA register lists Whiteside Samuel L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Minden, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 17, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N52LB.

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.