# N90RS: 1984 Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4a) (registry code 3801251, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G45EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G45EU) (DG Aviation GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4440
- Year built: 1984
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2013
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC6E5B
- Registered owner: [Blue Ridge Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20RIDGE%20SOARING%20SOCIETY)
- Location: [New Castle, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4471° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24127, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90RS

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 4A)

- [AD 2001-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-01-11): Airbrake Locking Bracket · Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau LS 4 and LS 4a. Effective Mar 9, 2001
- [AD 98-22-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-22-14): Forward Elevator Mounting Brackets · Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau LS 3-A, LS 4 and LS 4a. Effective Dec 14, 1998
- [AD 85-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/85-03-02): Air Brake · Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau LS 4 and LS 4a. Effective Feb 25, 1985

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N90RS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N90RS.

## Reports on N90RS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N90RS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19811005071969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005071969I), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N90RS), Chicago, IL. Left master cylinder brake rod failed on landing rollout overshot runway.

## 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 N90RS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N90RS before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90RS-undated): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317552054. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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