Glider

N42NS

1981 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
4082
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wright Robert L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N42NS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4
Serial
4082
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Wright Robert L + 1 co-owner
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
1987-01-08
Airworthiness date
1982-07-13
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4FA83
Mode S (octal)
51175203
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N42NS.
  • 1982-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N42NS

N42NS is a 1981 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4, serial number 4082. The FAA register lists Wright Robert L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 1987 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 13, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42NS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42NS.

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.