# N818FM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818FM

## Aircraft that carried N818FM

- [Cancelled 2018-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818FM-2018-01-29): Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, S/N 8394, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mueller Frederick Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20FREDERICK%20KARL), [Winchester, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Winchester)

## NTSB investigations on N818FM (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 ERA09CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA259), Apr 23, 2009: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 (N818FM), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning on to final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N818FM (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 20090423009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090423009309A), Apr 23, 2009: Rolsch LS818 (N818FM), Fairfield, PA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was participating in his first group event after several months of glider inactivity. [privacy data omitted] Was the first of four gliders…

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