Glider

N520RS

1998 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
8221
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Monica, CA
Registration record

N520RS on the FAA register

Type
1998 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18
Serial
8221
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Monica, CA
Certificate issued
2023-02-21
Airworthiness date
1999-03-18
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A68A76
Mode S (octal)
51505166
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N520RS.
  • 1999-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N520RS

N520RS is a 1998 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, serial number 8221. It is registered to an individual in Santa Monica, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N520RS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N520RS.

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.