# N16BP: 2000 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, registration cancelled 2016-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2016
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls8-18) (registry code 3801267)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G14CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8334
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 2009
- Last registry action: October 7, 2016
- Mode S code: A0EF7C
- Location: Booval Qld, Australia
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16BP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16BP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16BP-2016-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls8-18.md

## 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 GAA16CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA156), Mar 21, 2016: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 (N16BP), Pine Grove, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain the glider's descent rate and glide path after encountering a downdraft, resulting in a collision with trees during an off airport landing.

## 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 20160321002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160321002079A), Mar 21, 2016: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 (N16BP), Pine Grove, PA, Substantial damage. The PIC was ridge/slope soaring on a crosscountry flight. Wind was 15 to 20 knots prevailing from the west/northwest. The PIC was flying upwind of the ridge…

## Other aircraft with N16BP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16BP): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4350, built 1942
- [Cancelled 1976-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16BP-1976-04-27): Fleet FLEET 16B, S/N 542. Exported to Canada. Owner: [D R Boice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20R%20BOICE), [Farmington, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Farmington)

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