ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3 aircraft

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

• Jun 11, 2006

  N48CW

  Buena Vista, Colorado Serious

  NTSB Docket →

• Mar 29, 1986

  N96JH

  COLORADO SPRING, Colorado Serious

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• Nov 17, 1974

  N99NE

  DETROIT, Michigan

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• Jun 30, 1972

  N85AA

  TOYAH, Texas Minor

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02c /  Academic Research

Scholarly work mentioning ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3

Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.

• NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper

  The General Purpose Work Station, a spacious microgravity workbench

  The General Purpose Work Station (GPWS) is a laboratory multiuse facility, as demonstrated during the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) flight.

Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3

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

• May 21, 2001

  Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models LS 3, LS 4, and LS 6c Sailplanes

  This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH (Rolladen Schneider) Models LS 3, LS 4, and LS 6c sailplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the airbrake levers in the wing for lower end corrosion and for play in flight direction when fully extended and…

  Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

• Feb 14, 2001

  Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models LS 3, LS 4, and LS 6c Sailplanes

  This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH (Rolladen Schneider) Models LS 3, LS 4, and LS 6c sailplanes. The proposed AD would require you to inspect the airbrake levers in the wing for lower end corrosion and for play in flight di…

  Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

• Nov 2, 1998

  Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models LS 3-A, LS 4, and LS 4a Sailplanes

  This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH (Rolladen Schneider) Models LS 3-A, LS 4, and LS 4a sailplanes. This AD requires repetitively inspecting the forward elevator mounting bracket on the vertical tail fin for looseness, and, if any loose bracket i…

  Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

• Aug 14, 1998

  Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models LS 3-A, LS 4, and LS 4a Sailplanes

  This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH (Rolladen Schneider) Models LS 3-A, LS 4, and LS 4a sailplanes. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the forward elevator mounting bracket on the vertical tail fin for loo…

  Atlas AD → Federal Register ↗

04 /  Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3

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

• G37EU Current Rev 3 · 04/26/2012

  DG Flugzeugbau GmbH

  Models: LS-3, LS 3-A

  Atlas TCDS → DRS ↗

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3

05 /  Aircraft of this type

All 22 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.

05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

• FAA Aircraft Registry →

  Refreshed Apr 27, 2026

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• NTSB CAROL →

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• Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →

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