# N118YV: Schempp Hirth NIMBUS II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp Hirth NIMBUS II](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-ii) (registry code 38019VF, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 25
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2016
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A04C25
- Registered owner: [Mahony John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAHONY%20JOHN%20P)
- Location: [Ballston Spa, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ballston%20Spa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0017° N, 73.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118YV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118YV

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp Hirth NIMBUS II)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N118YV.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N118YV.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N118YV not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N118YV, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 96ZZZX1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1), Oct 13, 1995: SUN GEAR. FRACTURED. AN IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LT ENGINE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER SECTION. AT THE TEAR DOWN, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NR 1 SUN GEAR AS BEING THE MOD
- [SDR 95ZZZW549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW549), Mar 23, 1995: BETA SYSTEM. OUT OF RIG. AIRCRAFT LEFT PROP FEATHERED AT LIFT OFF AT DIA. RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT FOUND BETA SYSTEM OUT TO RIG. FOUND BETA VALVE STICKING ALL THE WAY OUT. SUSP
- [SDR 95ZZZX1815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1815), Jan 12, 1995: BEARING. FRACTURED. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION IS INDICATING THE NR 1 BEARING FAILED.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schempp Hirth NIMBUS II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-ii/aircraft.md

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