Aircraft record

N818FM2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 29, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2009)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Winchester, VA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2001
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2009
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Winchester, VA
Certificate issued: Dec 5, 2001
Canceled: Jan 29, 2018
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
Airworthiness date: Dec 18, 2001

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: LS8-18
Year: 2001
Serial number: 8394
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AB279D

Engine

Make and model: None None
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

2001 – 2018Individual ownerWinchester, VA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 23, 2009 · Fairfield, PA

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning on to final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: ERA09CA259

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA09CA259)

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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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