# N2888V: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 4DM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 4DM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-4dm) (registry code 3801966, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 32
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A2EF37
- Registered owner: [Maedl Marcus A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAEDL%20MARCUS%20A)
- Location: [San Marcos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1157° N, 117.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92078, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2888V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2888V

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 4DM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (4 in force)

- [SAIB CE-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-10-26): Engine  Starter Ring Gears. Issued Apr 14, 2010
- [SAIB CE-04-40](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-04-40): . Issued Jan 7, 2004
- [SAIB CE-02-42](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-02-42): . Issued Aug 9, 2002
- [SAIB CE-00-28](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-28): . Issued Aug 1, 2000

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2888V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2888V.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N2888V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2888V before.

- [Cancelled 2015-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888V-2015-08-17): Cessna 150M, S/N 15076312, built 1974. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Latin Flyer Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATIN%20FLYER%20INC), [Pompano Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pompano%20Beach)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888V-undated): Beech 35, S/N D-294, built 1947

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 4DM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-4dm/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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