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N78FD

Rolladen-Schneider Gmbh LS-3

N78FD is a Rolladen-Schneider Gmbh LS-3, a glider with no engine, built in 1977. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Boonton, New Jersey. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 13, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated April 29, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Rolladen-Schneider Gmbh
Model
LS-3
Serial number
3193
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1977
Transponder code
AA8EAE (octal 52507256)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 13, 2022
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · April 29, 1980
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00094820

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Yorston John
Type
Individual
Address
320 Cornelia St
Boonton, NJ 07005-1803

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data