Glider

N52AB

1980 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
4006
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Registration record

N52AB on the FAA register

Type
1980 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4
Serial
4006
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2021-09-29
Airworthiness date
1984-06-19
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A68697
Mode S (octal)
51503227
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N52AB.
  • 1984-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N52AB

N52AB is a 1980 Rolladen-Schneider LS-4, serial number 4006. It is registered to an individual in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated June 19, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N52AB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-13 Accident · Hobbs,Nm, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1695
Reported aircraft: Schneider LS-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N52AB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T.STRUCK PWR LNS.

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.