# N747JN: 2000 Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-4M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-4M](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-4m) (registry code 3801967, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Solo 2625 02](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-02) (registry code 58111)
- Serial number: 14
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 2000
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AA0D60
- Registered owner: [Funston Craig S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FUNSTON%20CRAIG%20S)
- Location: [Bellingham, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.7582° N, 122.5065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98225, 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=747JN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747JN

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-4M)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Solo 2625 02)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-10-26): Engine  Starter Ring Gears. Issued Apr 14, 2010

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA08CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA122), May 4, 2008: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4M (N747JN), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to connect the left aileron control rod during assembly.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20080504833519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504833519A), May 4, 2008: Sphrth NIMBUS4M (N747JN), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) N747JN, a powered glider, departed the designated glider runway 21 at Ephrata Municipal Airport under its own power. The pilot [privacy data omitted] was…

## 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-4M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-4m/aircraft.md
- The Solo 2625 02 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-02.md

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