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Rolladen-Schneider LS-6

30 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1980 to 2001; half of them date from 1986 or earlier. New York has the most (4). 20% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Rolladen-Schneider LS-6: 15-/18 metre single-seat German glider, 1980
Photo: Andreibarbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Rolladen-Schneider LS6 on Wikipedia

About the LS-6 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (23), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (4)
Seats
1
Makers on the register
Rolladen-Schneider, Rolladen Schneider
Registered
earliest certificate July 11, 2000; newest September 21, 2026

Where they are owner's state

New York4Missouri3Maryland3Illinois2Georgia2Colorado2Arizona2Washington1Virginia1Oregon1Nevada1New Mexico1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual20 (67%)Co-owned4 (13%)LLC2 (7%)Corporation2 (7%)Partnership1 (3%)Non-citizen corporation1 (3%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
LS-6171985 to 200156.7%
LS-6B101980 to 198933.3%
LS-6A219876.7%
LS-6C119933.3%

When they were built by decade · 7 with no year on file

051016212119801199012000

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

023462011201220162017201820192020202120232024202552026

Registration status

Valid29 (97%)Reports overdue1 (3%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental26 (87%)None on file3 (10%)Standard1 (3%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Versatile Aviation LLC1Pork Rib Air INC1Livingston Richard A1Ds Soaring LLC1Craftek INC1Blue Ridge Soaring Society1

Fleet pages: Blue Ridge Soaring Society

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

30 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Rolladen-Schneider LS-6s?

New York, with 4.

Who owns the Rolladen-Schneider LS-6?

20% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 30

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N68LS Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Ds Soaring LLC
Brooklyn, New York
Experimental 2026-09-21 Valid
N60BD Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Co-owned owner
New York
Experimental 2026-08-27 Valid
N16HJ Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2026-07-01 Valid
N30KS Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2026-06-05 Valid
N74WP Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Versatile Aviation LLC
Waterford, Michigan
Experimental 2026-04-23 Valid
N91BT Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2025-12-12 Valid
N963CJ Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2025-10-02 Valid
N49HW Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2025-07-02 Valid
N246GC Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Illinois
None on file 2025-03-22 Valid
N177SS Rolladen Schneider
LS-6C
Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-02-18 Valid
N6DZ Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Co-owned owner
Maryland
Experimental 2025-01-07 Valid
N128DJ Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2024-01-13 Valid
N6104 Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2023-10-09 Valid
N650DP Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Co-owned owner
New York
None on file 2021-12-21 Valid
N25SG Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2020-06-19 Valid
N30CF Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2020-03-09 Valid
N40AF Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6A
Livingston Richard A
Webster Groves, Missouri
Experimental 2019-11-04 Valid
N344JH Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6A
Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2019-02-28 Valid
N149RC Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Pork Rib Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2018-08-23 Valid
N304LS Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2018-03-14 Valid
N987DM Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2018-02-06 Valid
N646M Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2017-12-12 Valid
N1720 Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2017-05-09 Valid
N511M Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Kansas
None on file 2016-04-14 Valid
N54MA Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2012-02-24 Valid
N67LS Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2011-05-12 Valid
N4TE Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Craftek INC
Buckley, Washington
Experimental 2009-10-14 Reports overdue
N88DN Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Blue Ridge Soaring Society
New Castle, Virginia
Experimental 2009-03-12 Valid
N66UU Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6B
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2001-07-10 Valid
N6MN Rolladen-Schneider
LS-6
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2000-07-11 Valid