# N71JD: Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II, registration cancelled 1994-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-ii) (registry code 3801925)
- Serial number: 45
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1978
- Last registry action: February 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A97A80
- Owner when cancelled: [Stabler James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STABLER%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8371° N, 96.7972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71JD-1994-03-16

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 Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-ii.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 DEN87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA175), Jul 8, 1987: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus II (N71JD), Hobbs, NM, 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 19870708032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708032579A), Jul 8, 1987: Sphrth NIMBUS2 (N71JD), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. No elevator up response. Pilot bailed out. Crashed inverted in a flat spin. Suspect improperly assembled tail section

## Other aircraft with N71JD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71JD): Alexander John D QUAD CTY CHLNGR II, S/N CH110971679

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