# N557D: Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS HS7, registration cancelled 1979-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS HS7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-mini-nimbus-hs7) (registry code 38019VJ)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G49EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G49EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1977
- Mode S code: A719B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodge Joseph B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODGE%20JOSEPH%20B%20JR)
- Location: [Jackson, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Jackson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=557D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557D-1979-03-16

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 MINI-NIMBUS HS7: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-mini-nimbus-hs7.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 NYC78FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE26), Jul 10, 1978: Schemp HS7 (N557D), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

## 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 19780710020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710020149A), Jul 10, 1978: Sphrth SH1STDAUST (N557D), Sterling, MA, Destroyed. Pilot exposed to high temperatures during cross country flt. Pilots not remember occurrence.

## Other aircraft with N557D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557D): Hatton Frederick L LANCAIR LEGACY, S/N L2K-227, built 2010

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