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N850RK

Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

Valid Illinois

N850RK is a Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, a glider with no engine, built in 2001. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Palatine, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 2, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated March 3, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Rolladen-Schneider
Model
LS8-18
Serial number
8355
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2001
Transponder code
ABA8D9 (octal 52724331)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 2, 2025
Expires
January 31, 2032
Last FAA action
January 2, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · March 3, 2001
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00793694

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Klotz Holger Hj
Type
Individual
Address
151 N Maple St
Palatine, IL 60067-4910

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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