Glider

N850RK

2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
8355
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palatine, IL
Registration record

N850RK on the FAA register

Type
2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18
Serial
8355
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palatine, IL
Certificate issued
2025-01-02
Airworthiness date
2001-03-03
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABA8D9
Mode S (octal)
52724331
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N850RK.
  • 2001-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N850RK

N850RK is a 2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, serial number 8355. It is registered to an individual in Palatine, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 2, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 3, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N850RK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N850RK.

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.