N245AB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N245AB is reserved by Textron Aviation INC. since July 9, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 9, 2027.
Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 cancelled February 12, 2018
- Serial number
- 65
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- September 26, 2012
- Last owner
- Coggins David L (Co-owned)
Pasadena, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N245AB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 · serial 65
The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the glider during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site