Glider

N998RS

1998 Homebuilt Genesis 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
2001
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Greater Houston Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Needville, TX
Registration record

N998RS on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Genesis 2
Serial
2001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Greater Houston Soaring Association
Needville, TX
Certificate issued
2025-03-01
Airworthiness date
1998-07-28
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
ADF1E3
Mode S (octal)
53370743
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N998RS.
  • 1998-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N998RS

N998RS is a 1998 Homebuilt Genesis 2, serial number 2001. The FAA register lists Greater Houston Soaring Association as the registrant in Needville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 28, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N998RS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N998RS.

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.