# N4427M: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5, registration cancelled 2001-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5) (registry code 3801960)
- Serial number: 06
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1997
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A55564
- Owner when cancelled: [Demeester Paul F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMEESTER%20PAUL%20F)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8020° N, 122.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94123, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4427M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427M-2001-11-08

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 (2)

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 LAX01LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA220), Jun 24, 2001: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N4427M), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB LAX97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA215), Jun 17, 1997: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N4427M), Macdoel, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid a set of power lines while making an off-airport landing due to a lack of lift.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010623017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623017219A), Jun 23, 2001: N4427M, Montague, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land with some high winds. Winds at airport were gusting at 26 KTS. At approximately 10 feet AGL, a wind gust lifted the right…
- [Accident 19970616014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014279A), Jun 16, 1997: Sphrth NIMBUS3 (N4427M), Macdoel, CA, Substantial damage. Insufficent thermal lift. Elected dirt field landing. Wing clipped powerlines.

## Other aircraft with N4427M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427M): Boam Larry RANS S-6S, S/N 08031518-S, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1965-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427M-1965-02-02): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3379. Owner: [Farmington Squadron Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMINGTON%20SQUADRON%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [South Farmington, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/South%20Farmington)

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