# N48CW: 1977 Rolladen-Schneider LS-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-3) (registry code 3801213, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G37EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G37EU) (DG Aviation GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3196
- Year built: 1977
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2025
- Expires: July 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A5E687
- Registered owner: [Hibbard Bruce A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIBBARD%20BRUCE%20A)
- Location: [Layton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Layton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0916° N, 111.8974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84040, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48CW

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rolladen-Schneider LS-3)

- [AD 2001-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-10-08): Airbrake Levers and Bearings · Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau LS-3, LS 4 and LS6-c. Effective Jul 13, 2001
- [AD 82-17-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/82-17-02): Airspeed Indicator · DG Flugzeugbau LS-3 and LS1-f. Effective Aug 16, 1982
- [AD 78-23-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-23-02): Tow Release Mechanism · DG Flugzeugbau LS-3 and LS1-f. Effective Nov 16, 1978

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN06CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA086), Jun 11, 2006: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 (N48CW), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20060611016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611016009A), Jun 11, 2006: Rolsch LS3 (N48CW), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ encountered a severe down draft on final approach, causing his glider to impact the ground in an open field prior to…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-3/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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