Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4
Glider · NONE NONE
Registered
35
Year Range
1980–2000
NTSB Events
5
Airworthiness Directives
6
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 14.3% 5
- FL 14.3% 5
- PA 8.6% 3
- NJ 5.7% 2
- NC 5.7% 2
- KY 5.7% 2
- MD 5.7% 2
- TX 5.7% 2
- NH 5.7% 2
- NE 2.9% 1
+9 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 80.0% 28
- 2000s 2.9% 1
- Unknown 17.1% 6
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4 aircraft
5 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 5.
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Mar 15, 2010
N465CBJasper, Tennessee
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 20, 1984
N13HHSUGARBUSH, Vermont
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 8, 1983
N60LSASHBURN, Georgia
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 13, 1981
N52ABHOBBS, New Mexico Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 18, 1973
N13HHGONZALES, California Fatal
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4
6 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 6.
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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…
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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…
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Jan 22, 2001
Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models LS 4 and LS 4a Sailplanes
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH (Rolladen Schneider) Models LS 4 and LS 4a sailplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the airbrake system for damage and proper rigging, with correction, repair, or replacement, as necessary. This AD a…
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Nov 9, 2000
Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Models 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 4 and LS 4a sailplanes. The proposed AD would require you to inspect the airbrake system for damage and proper rigging, with correction, repair, or replaceme…
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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…
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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…
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- G45EU Current Rev 3 · 04/26/2012
DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Models: LS 4a, LS 4
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 35 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.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
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| N101FH | NJ | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N120RS | NE | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N13HH | CA | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N144LS | NC | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N23NH | AZ | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N241UK | CA | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2YA | CT | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N30HH | KY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N30RD | MD | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3252Z | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N370JS | VA | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N402K | MD | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40WC | PA | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41XX | NC | 1980 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4204C | TN | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N427J | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N42NS | NM | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N440BH | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N44SL | KY | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N45TH | TX | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N465CB | FL | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N49EH | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N52AB | FL | 1980 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N54LS | FL | 1980 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N565N | CA | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N60LS | PA | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N64LS | NJ | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65LS | CA | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65RB | UT | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N74KH | GA | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N814LS | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N86NT | NH | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N97SL | NH | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N986JF | FL | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N987RB | MN | 1982 | · | 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
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →