# N3KG: 1988 Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-3DM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-3DM](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3dm) (registry code 3801952, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 4
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2019
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A31B88
- Registered owner: [Ps Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Bellefonte, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bellefonte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9312° N, 77.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16823, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3KG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3KG

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-3DM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-06-41](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-41): . Issued Apr 18, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3KG.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3KG.

## 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 N3KG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3KG before.

- [Cancelled 2000-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3KG-2000-04-03): Grant Kenneth R SKYBOLT, S/N 3KG. N-number assigned (non-type certificated), not yet registered

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-3DM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3dm/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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