# N697L: 1983 Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3) (registry code 3801950)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 43
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1984
- Last registry action: April 25, 1991
- Mode S code: A945B1
- Location: [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=697L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N697L-2013-04-01

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3.md

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