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A Rolladen-Schneider LS-8, the same model family as N122MD
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N122MD

Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesWyoming
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N122MD is a Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, a glider with no engine, built in 1999. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Valiair Lc Trustee, an LLC in Casper, Wyoming. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 8, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated December 10, 1999. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

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Aircraft

Maker
Rolladen-Schneider
Model
LS8-18 · all LS8-18s and related versions
Built of
composite
The airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A glass-fibre glider. This is how the Rolladen-Schneider LS-8 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
8272
Type
GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1999
Transponder code
A05C37 (octal 50056067)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 8, 2024
Expires
March 31, 2031
Last FAA action
May 18, 2026
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · RacingFAA certificate purpose code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 10, 1999
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00286062

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Valiair Lc Trustee
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
330 S Center St Ste 300
Casper, WY 82601-2873

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Documents on file 1

2026-10-02Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

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The public federal record on N122MD, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Valiair Lc Trustee, an LLC, certificate issued March 8, 2024, expires March 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for racing, dated December 10, 1999, consistent with the 1999 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 8272 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N122MD according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

1 document received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (October 2, 2026). [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N122MD. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data