Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3 airworthiness directives

Manufacturer (registry): SCHEMPP-HIRTH
Model: NIMBUS 3
Registry code: 3801950
Registered: 6 aircraft
Type: Glider
Engines: None
Seats: 1
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Not type certificated

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 8

1982Registered nowDeregistered2026

Aircraft by the year they were built: 8 aircraft
1982	7
1983	1

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

No ADs matched this model

Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Airframe · Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3

SAIB CE-04-40Issued Jan 7, 2004

Query with SQL

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.saib_number, any_value(s.title) AS title, max(s.issue_date) AS issue_date, any_value(s.status) AS status
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3801950'))
  GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT s.saib_number, any_value(s.title) AS title, max(s.issue_date) AS issue_date, any_value(s.status) AS status
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3801950'))
GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

Registered aircraft · 6

N111KGWille Chad C · Corning, IABuilt 1982 · S/N 26 N253SKHamilton Soaring Club Inc · Hamilton, TXBuilt 1982 · S/N 22 N3127QPrice Michael F · Marietta, GABuilt 1982 · S/N 20 N32BNGravance John R Jr · Llano, CABuilt 1982 · S/N 32 N34ZSLeonard Steven E · Wichita, KSBuilt 1982 · S/N 18 N67LBMahony John · Ballston Spa, NYBuilt 1982 · S/N 23

Query with SQL

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3801950')
  ORDER BY n_number"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3801950')
ORDER BY n_number

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports

No reports name this modelGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary.