# N74SL: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3T

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3T](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3t) (registry code 3801951, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 20
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1985
- Certificate issued: March 17, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A9F1CC
- Registered owner: [Lignan Christian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGNAN%20CHRISTIAN)
- Location: [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1857° N, 118.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91208, 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=74SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74SL

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 3T)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N74SL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N74SL.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since February 3, 1977, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N74SL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N74SL before.

- [Cancelled 1977-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74SL-1977-02-03): Spring Lake Public Schools ACRO SPORT, S/N AS-538-SL. Owner: [Spring Lake Public Schools](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRING%20LAKE%20PUBLIC%20SCHOOLS), [Spring Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Spring%20Lake)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3T aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3t/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3T: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3t/stcs.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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