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Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B

Glider · NONE NONE

Registered

1

Year Range

1977–1977

NTSB Events

0

Airworthiness Directives

4

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

  • UT 100.0% 1

By Decade of Manufacture

  • 1970s 100.0% 1

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B aircraft

No NTSB-recorded events match SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B in the indexed corpus.

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B

4 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 4.

  • Apr 7, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Models Nimbus-2B, Mini-Nimbus B, Discus a, and Discus b Sailplanes

    This document clarifies information in an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Schempp-Hirth K.G. (Schempp-Hirth) Models Standard-Cirrus, Nimbus-2, Nimbus-2B, Mini- Nimbus HS-7, Mini-Nimbus B, Discus a, and Discus b sailplanes. That AD currently requires accomplishing a load test of the elevat…

    Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

  • Jul 22, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Louis L'Hotellier, S.A., Ball and Swivel Joint Quick Connectors

    This document clarifies information in Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-08-06 that applies to Louis L'Hotellier S.A. (L'Hotellier) ball and swivel joint quick connectors installed on gliders and sailplanes that are not equipped with a ``Uerling'' sleeve or an LS-safety sleeve. These connectors allow the operator of the…

    Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

  • Apr 10, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Louis L'Hotellier, S.A., Ball and Swivel Joint Quick Connectors

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Louis L'Hotellier S.A. (L'Hotellier) ball and swivel joint quick connectors installed on gliders and sailplanes that are not equipped with a ``Uerling'' sleeve or an LS-safety sleeve. These connectors allow the operator of the gliders and sailpla…

    Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

  • Apr 8, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Models Standard- Cirrus, Nimbus-2, Nimbus-2B, Mini-Nimbus HS-7, Mini-Nimbus B, Discus a, and Discus b Sailplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Schempp-Hirth K.G. (Schempp-Hirth) Models Standard- Cirrus, Nimbus-2, Nimbus-2B, Mini-Nimbus HS-7, Mini-Nimbus B, Discus a, and Discus b sailplanes. This AD requires accomplishing a load test of the elevator control system, and replacing…

    Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

04 /  Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B

The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS-2B

05 /  Aircraft of this type

All 1 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

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N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N71TT UT 1977 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →