Glider

N603AK

1994 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau NIMBUS-3D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
14
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Muscatine, IA
Registration record

N603AK on the FAA register

Type
1994 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau NIMBUS-3D
Serial
14
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Muscatine, IA
Certificate issued
2022-05-02
Airworthiness date
2022-09-09
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A7D26E
Mode S (octal)
51751156
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2022-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N603AK to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-06
    N603AK previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n 0889-0450); cancelled.
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N603AK

N603AK is a 1994 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau NIMBUS-3D, serial number 14. It is registered to an individual in Muscatine, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 9, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N603AK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N603AK.

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.