# N253SK: 1982 Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3) (registry code 3801950, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 22
- Year built: 1982
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1982
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2024
- Expires: November 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A2643D
- Registered owner: [Hamilton Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Hamilton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6868° N, 98.1870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76531, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253SK

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 3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-04-40](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-04-40): . Issued Jan 7, 2004

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N253SK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N253SK.

## Reports on N253SK not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N253SK, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19821017061259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017061259I), Oct 17, 1982: Cessna 180 (N253SK), Modesto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to adequately familiarize himself with this model airplane and exhausted his fuel supply.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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