Glider

N817JS

1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
102
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ewing, IL
Registration record

N817JS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C
Serial
102
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ewing, IL
Certificate issued
2025-04-28
Airworthiness date
1979-11-21
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB2436
Mode S (octal)
52622066
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N817JS.
  • 1979-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N817JS

N817JS is a 1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C, serial number 102. It is registered to an individual in Ewing, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 21, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N817JS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N817JS.

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.