Models / Rolladen-Schneider / LS 4A / N7LR Aircraft record N7LR Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jun 2019) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Mar 31, 2030 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2019 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Argentina Trade INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued Mar 1, 2023
Expires Mar 31, 2030
Airworthiness Experimental · Racing
Airworthiness date Aug 15, 1984 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Rolladen-Schneider
Model LS 4A
Serial number 4087
Aircraft type Glider
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A950E6 Engine
Type None Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2023 – now Argentina Trade INC Wilmington, DE · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (2)
Accident · minor damage Jun 29, 2019 · Moriarty, NM An in-flight cardiac event which necessitated an emergency landing, and which the pilot succumbed to.
Damage Minor
Injuries Fatal
Report WPR19LA181 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR19LA181)
Accident · substantial damage Sep 16, 1991 · Clifton Forge, VA THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE, DISTANCE AND SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN LANDING OVERSHOOT.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Serious
Report BFO91LA084 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for BFO91LA084)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record