# N248V: 1999 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls8-18) (registry code 3801267, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G14CE) (DG Aviation GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8292
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A24F92
- Registered owner: [Kram Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAM%20PAUL%20R)
- Location: [Lowell, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lowell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6330° N, 71.2956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01852, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=248V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248V

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N248V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N248V.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N248V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N248V before.

- [Cancelled 1972-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248V-1972-05-11): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066797. Exported to Canada. Owner: [West Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20RICHARD%20C), [Ossining, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ossining)
- [Cancelled 1967-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248V-1967-04-17): Vickersarmstrongs VISCOUNT 812, S/N 360. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Continental Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## Related

- Other Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls8-18/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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