Glider

N9838

1970 Homebuilt LS-1C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
36
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plantation, FL
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Registration record

N9838 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt LS-1C
Serial
36
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plantation, FL
Certificate issued
2020-03-26
Airworthiness date
1980-04-09
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADB9B9
Mode S (octal)
53334671
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N9838.
  • 1980-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N9838

N9838 is a 1970 Homebuilt LS-1C, serial number 36. It is registered to an individual in Plantation, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 9, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9838.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9838.

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.