Glider

N242RL

1986 Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
4561
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Slippery Rock, PA
Registration record

N242RL on the FAA register

Type
1986 Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A
Serial
4561
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Slippery Rock, PA
Certificate issued
2009-09-10
Airworthiness date
1986-05-23
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A238EF
Mode S (octal)
50434357
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N242RL.
  • 1986-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N242RL

N242RL is a 1986 Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A, serial number 4561. It is registered to an individual in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 23, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N242RL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N242RL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.