# N39285: Schempp-Hirth K.G. NIMBUS-2C, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth K.G. NIMBUS-2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-2c) (registry code 3801923)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 194
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATOUR%20JOHN%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7926° N, 122.1601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94619, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39285
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39285-2012-11-29

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 K.G. NIMBUS-2C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-2c.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 LAX90FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA310), Sep 3, 1990: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C (N39285), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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.

## 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 19900902037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902037599A), Sep 2, 1990: Sphrth NIMBUS2C (N39285), California City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Too low and slow began overhead approach,stalled and spun to ground. Could have landed straight ahead of runway.

## Other aircraft with N39285

- [Cancelled 1971-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39285-1971-06-07): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6539. Owner: [W B Richardson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20B%20RICHARDSON), [Brooten, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Brooten)

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