# N8396: 2001 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: 8378
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2001
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB7CF3
- Registered owner: [Brotto Daniele C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROTTO%20DANIELE%20C)
- Location: [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3933° N, 76.5318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8396

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 N8396.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8396.

## 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 N8396

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8396 before.

- [Cancelled 1975-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8396-1975-04-25): Snias SE 3160, S/N 1868, built 1971. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [C Frank Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20FRANK%20ASSOCIATES), [Piedmont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Piedmont)
- [Cancelled 1940-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8396-1940-10-05): Curtiss Wright ROBIN, S/N 269, built 1929. Owner: [Michelson August](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHELSON%20AUGUST), [Asbury Park, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Asbury%20Park)

## 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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