Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18
Glider · NONE NONE
Registered
21
Year Range
1998–2002
NTSB Events
3
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- MA 14.3% 3
- CA 14.3% 3
- PA 9.5% 2
- CO 9.5% 2
- FL 9.5% 2
- IL 9.5% 2
- UT 4.8% 1
- DE 4.8% 1
- TX 4.8% 1
- NV 4.8% 1
+3 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 19.0% 4
- 2000s 61.9% 13
- Unknown 19.0% 4
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18 aircraft
3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.
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Jul 27, 1996
N42DJYUCCA VALLEY, California
NTSB Docket → -
May 1, 1969
N248VRONKONKOMA, New York
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 5, 1967
N8186SBRIDAL VEIL, Oregon Serious
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- G14CE Current Rev 0 · 10/03/2002
Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH
Models: LS8-18, LS8-a
09 / Equivalent Level of Safety findings
ELOS findings issued for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18
1 ELOS finding on file. The FAA issues an ELOS when an applicant proposes an alternative means that achieves the same safety outcome as a literal regulation — a standing record of which certification deviations the agency has approved for this model series.
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ACE-01-05
07/09/2001 →Stalling speed
§ 23.1
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS8-18
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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N122MD | UT | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N188RF | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N193BL | DE | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N248V | MA | 1999 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N426RE | TX | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N42DJ | CA | 2001 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N520RS | CA | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N623M | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N627RB | PA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8186S | CO | 2000 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N818AM | FL | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N818GA | CA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N818JK | MA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N818JT | AZ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N818RS | MA | 2000 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N818XC | IL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N833AK | WA | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8396 | MD | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N850RK | IL | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N92LS | CO | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N998EM | FL | 2000 | · | 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 →