Glider

N88DN

1980 Homebuilt LS-6B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
6165
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Ridge Soaring Society (Corporation)
Based
New Castle, VA
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Registration record

N88DN on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt LS-6B
Serial
6165
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Blue Ridge Soaring Society
New Castle, VA
Certificate issued
2009-03-12
Airworthiness date
1980-09-13
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AC1BD4
Mode S (octal)
53015724
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N88DN.
  • 1980-09-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N88DN

N88DN is a 1980 Homebuilt LS-6B, serial number 6165. The FAA register lists Blue Ridge Soaring Society as the registrant in New Castle, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 13, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88DN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88DN.

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.