# Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 3801960
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- Model: NIMBUS 3/24.5
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5

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

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB CE-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-16): . Issued Jan 6, 2003

## Registered aircraft (4)

- [N24DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24DA): [Feher Ernest V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEHER%20ERNEST%20V), [Lake Forest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lake%20Forest), built 1983, S/N 47
- [N54AC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54AC): [Caldwell Alexander Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALDWELL%20ALEXANDER%20SCOTT), [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare), built 1984, S/N 58
- [N68Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68Z): [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City), built 1983, S/N 46
- [N771DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771DB): [Kaplan Asher H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAPLAN%20ASHER%20H), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson), built 1985, S/N 75

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA280), Jun 6, 2014: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N245AB), Wallis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the glider during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX01LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA220), Jun 24, 2001: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N4427M), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB LAX97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA215), Jun 17, 1997: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N4427M), Macdoel, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid a set of power lines while making an off-airport landing due to a lack of lift.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20140606007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140606007939A), Jun 6, 2014: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 (N245AB), Wallis, TX, Substantial damage. On June 9, 2014, the reporting inspector received an electronic mail (email) from the national transportation safety board (NTSB) notifying about a glider…
- [Accident 20010623017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623017219A), Jun 23, 2001: N4427M, Montague, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land with some high winds. Winds at airport were gusting at 26 KTS. At approximately 10 feet AGL, a wind gust lifted the right…
- [Accident 19970616014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014279A), Jun 16, 1997: Sphrth NIMBUS3 (N4427M), Macdoel, CA, Substantial damage. Insufficent thermal lift. Elected dirt field landing. Wing clipped powerlines.
- [Incident 19910824049539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824049539I), Aug 24, 1991: Sphrth NIMBUS3 (N24DA), Palmdale, CA. Pilot encountered a lack of sufficient lift to sustain motorless flight. Forced landing at Palmdale.

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