# N44340: 1989 Rolladen-Schneider LS 7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-7) (registry code 3801263, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 7041
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A558BF
- Registered owner: [Johnson Carl A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CARL%20A)
- Location: [Auburndale, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Auburndale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3455° N, 71.2477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02466, 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=44340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44340

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 LS 7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB CE-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-01-24): . Issued May 30, 2001
- [SAIB CE-00-01](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-01): . Issued Oct 7, 1999

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N44340.

## NTSB investigations on N44340 not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA259), Jun 28, 1985: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44340), Mundelein, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44340.

## Reports on N44340 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44340, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850628028479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628028479A), Jun 28, 1985: Tcraft STCBC (N44340), Mundelein, IL, Destroyed. Impacted ground in near vertical attitude. Passenger may have collapsed and interfered or distracted pilot.

## 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 N44340

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44340 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44340-undated): Taylorcraft BC12-D1, S/N 10140. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Rolladen-Schneider LS 7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-7/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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