# N245AB: 1984 Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5) (registry code 3801960)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 65
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1984
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2008
- Last registry action: September 26, 2012
- Mode S code: A24294
- Owners when cancelled: [Coggins David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COGGINS%20DAVID%20L), [Coggins Cindy Diane](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COGGINS%20CINDY%20DIANE)
- Location: [Pasadena, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pasadena)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6483° N, 95.1415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77505, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=245AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245AB-2018-02-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5.md

## 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 CEN14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA280), Jun 6, 2014: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N245AB), Wallis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the glider during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.

## 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 20140606007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140606007939A), Jun 6, 2014: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 (N245AB), Wallis, TX, Substantial damage. On June 9, 2014, the reporting inspector received an electronic mail (email) from the national transportation safety board (NTSB) notifying about a glider…

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