Glider

N42LS

Homebuilt LS 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
7082
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ls7 LLC (LLC)
Based
Elgin, IL
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Registration record

N42LS on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt LS 7
Serial
7082
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ls7 LLC
Elgin, IL
Certificate issued
2023-07-21
Airworthiness date
1990-02-23
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4FA51
Mode S (octal)
51175121
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N42LS to the current registrant.
  • 1990-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1989-01-18
    N42LS previously assigned to a Cessna A185E (s/n 18501815); cancelled.
Overview

About N42LS

N42LS is a Homebuilt LS 7, serial number 7082. The FAA register lists Ls7 LLC as the registrant in Elgin, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 23, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42LS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42LS.

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.