# N45BD: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4, registration cancelled 1993-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1993
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4) (registry code 3801250)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G45EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G45EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4091
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Last registry action: January 29, 1992
- Mode S code: A56FE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Gaines Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAINES%20PAUL%20A)
- Location: [Manning, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Manning)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6542° N, 80.2022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29102, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BD-1993-05-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LS-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4.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 ATL88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA149), Apr 22, 1988: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (N45BD), Chester, SC, destroyed

## 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 19880422010132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422010132A), Apr 22, 1988: Rolsch LS4 (N45BD), Chester, SC, Destroyed. Collided with another glider, N295SZ, while both circling in a thermal. Lost part of wing on impact and bailed out.

## Other aircraft with N45BD

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BD-2015-05-20): Beech 70, S/N LB24, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Qpmb Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QPMB%20INC), [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)

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