# N818FM: 2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 8394
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 2001
- Certificate issued: December 5, 2001
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AB279D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mueller Frederick Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20FREDERICK%20KARL)
- Location: [Winchester, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Winchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1742° N, 78.1738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818FM-2018-01-29

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 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 (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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