# N52LB: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-3DT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-3DT](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3dt) (registry code 3801953, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 13
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1988
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2011
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A68791
- Registered owners: [Whiteside Samuel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITESIDE%20SAMUEL%20L), [Barnett Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNETT%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9971° N, 119.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89423, 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=52LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52LB

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-3DT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

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 N52LB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N52LB.

## 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 N52LB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N52LB before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52LB-undated): Swearingen SA-226AT, S/N AT025. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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