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N39285

Cancelled 2012
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Deregistered aircraft · Schempp-Hirth K.G. NIMBUS-2C · NONE

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Cancelled
November 29, 2012
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
194
Type
Glider
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Experimental, racing, exhibition
Airworthiness date
June 13, 1986
Certificate issued
June 20, 1989
Last registry action
August 2, 1996
Mode S code
A48DC5
Owner when cancelled
Latour John F Jr
Location
Oakland, CA
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth K.G. NIMBUS-2CADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelNONENone

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N39285 and the event date: after June 7, 1971, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX90FA310Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCalifornia City, CAThe pilot's improper decision to execute the rapid climbing turn maneuver at an insufficient airspeed. Contributing to this accident was the premature dumping of the glider's water ballast.Sep 3, 1990 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N39285 and the event date: after June 7, 1971, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19900902037599AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · California City, CAToo low and slow began overhead approach,stalled and spun to ground. Could have landed straight ahead of runway.Sep 2, 1990 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N39285 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N39285 now.

1971Taylorcraft BC12-D · S/N 6539Cancelled Jun 7, 1971 · W B Richardson, Brooten, MN