N39285 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C cancelled November 29, 2012
- Serial number
- 194
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 20, 1989
- Last FAA action
- August 2, 1996
- Last owner
- Latour John F JR (Individual)
Oakland, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled June 7, 1971
- Serial number
- 6539
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 7, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- W B Richardson (Individual)
Brooten, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N39285
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C · serial 194
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO EXECUTE THE RAPID CLIMBING TURN MANEUVER AT AN INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE DUMPING OF THE GLIDER'S WATER BALLAST.
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