# N63494: 1959 Blalock Mitchell Design NIMBUS III B, registration cancelled 1973-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Blalock Mitchell Design NIMBUS III B](https://openairdocs.org/model/blalock-mitchell-design-nimbus-iii-b) (registry code 05603C7)
- Serial number: 104
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1968
- Mode S code: A85048
- Owner when cancelled: [Blazer William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAZER%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63494
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63494-1973-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Blalock Mitchell Design NIMBUS III B: https://openairdocs.org/model/blalock-mitchell-design-nimbus-iii-b.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 OAK74FXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ03), Jul 8, 1973: Nimbus III-B (N63494), Sparks, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N63494

- [Cancelled 2004-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63494-2004-11-24): Bell 206A-1, S/N 44052. Exported to Dominican Republic. Owner: [Coastal Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)

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