Glider

N40HW

1978 Rolladen-Schneider LS-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
3279
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lake Forest, CA
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Registration record

N40HW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Rolladen-Schneider LS-3
Serial
3279
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lake Forest, CA
Certificate issued
2026-05-27
Airworthiness date
1980-03-18
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4AB0C
Mode S (octal)
51125414
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N40HW.
  • 1980-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N40HW

N40HW is a 1978 Rolladen-Schneider LS-3, serial number 3279. It is registered to an individual in Lake Forest, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40HW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40HW.

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.