# N818JF: 2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, registration cancelled 2003-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 8385
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 2001
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2001
- Last registry action: October 11, 2001
- Mode S code: AB27E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Findley Joe C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINDLEY%20JOE%20C)
- Location: [Tracy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tracy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7368° N, 121.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95376, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818JF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818JF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818JF-2003-01-22

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 LAX02LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA215), Jul 6, 2002: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 (N818JF), Incline Village, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to maintain an adequate clearance from terrain.

## 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 20020705013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020705013739A), Jul 5, 2002: Rolsch LS818 (N818JF), Carsoncity, NV, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 5, 2002, the glider, rolladen schneider LS8-18 crashed on the west side of snow valley peak at the approximate elevation of 9068 feet. The glider…

## Other aircraft with N818JF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818JF): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 0860

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