Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
Fixed Wing Single Engine · AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Registered
62
Year Range
2006–2024
NTSB Events
16
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 11.3% 7
- FL 11.3% 7
- TX 9.7% 6
- AZ 9.7% 6
- TN 6.5% 4
- IN 4.8% 3
- DE 4.8% 3
- OK 3.2% 2
- NM 3.2% 2
- MI 3.2% 2
+17 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2000s 22.6% 14
- 2010s 53.2% 33
- 2020s 8.1% 5
- Unknown 16.1% 10
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING aircraft
16 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 16.
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Jun 8, 2024
N155LTJamestown, Tennessee
NTSB Docket → -
May 1, 2019
N106ALWoodland, Washington
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 24, 2016
N481SLSt. Augustine, Florida
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 25, 2016
N316HKokomo, Indiana
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 24, 2012
N121LCasa Grande, Arizona
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 5, 2011
N13LNFrostproof, Florida Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 30, 2011
N324ALCrescent City, Florida
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 16, 2010
N169WPColville, Washington Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 22, 2010
N121LGlendale, Arizona Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 13, 1992
N121LATLANTIC OCEAN, Atlantic Ocean Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 18, 1982
N82PBRICHLAND, Washington Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 5, 1982
N123WLLUVERNE, Alabama Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 30, 1979
N6822SSUWANNEE, Florida
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 20, 1976
N2300XGIMLET, Idaho Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 5, 1967
N213RCBOWLING GREEN, Kentucky
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 15, 1966
N377YMINFORD, Ohio Serious
NTSB Docket →
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Lightning attachment patterns and flight conditions experienced by the NASA F-106B airplane from 1980 to 1983
The direct lightning strike data and associated flight conditions recorded from 1980 to 1983 during 742 thunderstorm penetrations with a NASA F-106B in Oklahoma and Virginia are studied with an emphas…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2005 · Journal article (JAAER)
Lightning Strikes on Commercial Aircraft: How the Airlines Are Coping
The hazard posed by lightning strikes is an important issue in commercial aviation. Extensive research into methods for coping with lightning strikes has been continuing for many years.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Faculty research project
Environmental Analysis of Convective Initiation Events in Central Florida using Integrated Mobile Observation
This research collaboration with the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Tampa Bay aims to develop an ingredients-based methodology to help improve forecasts of first-strike cloud-t…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2021 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Aircraft Exhaust Gas Temperature Value Mining with Rough Set Method
Aircrafts are one of the most important means of transportation today. For aircrafts to be able to serve safely, their maintenance must be done in a timely and complete manner.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Thunderstorm hazards flight research: Storm hazards 1980 overview
A highly instrumented NASA F-106B aircraft, modified for the storm hazards mission and protected against direct lightning strikes, was used in conjunction with various ground based radar and lightning…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Proceedings
Operational evaluation of thunderstorm penetration test flights during project Storm Hazards '80
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is conducting a research project called Storm Hazards '80 in order to study the prediction, detectability and avoidance of the hazards of severe storm…
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
Advisory Circulars
ACs whose subject explicitly mentions ARION AIRCRAFT LLC or LIGHTNING.
- AC 20-53C Protection of Aircraft Fuel Systems Against Vapor Ignition Caused by Lightning ↗
- AC 25.954-1 Transport Airplane Fuel System Lightning Protection ↗
- AC 20-155A Industry Documents To Support Aircraft Lightning Protection Certification ↗
- AC 20-136B Aircraft Electrical and Electronic System Lightning Protection ↗
- AC 33.4-3 Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, Aircraft Engine High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) and Lightning Protection Features - Including Change 1 ↗
- AC 20-136A Protection of Aircraft Electrical / Electronic Systems Against the Indirect Effects of Lightning ↗
- AC 20-53B Protection of Aircraft Fuel Systems Against Fuel Vapor Ignition Caused by Lightning ↗
- AC 20-155 SAE Documents to Support Aircraft Lightning Protection Certification ↗
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 62 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N104CH | OK | 2013 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N104KJ | CA | 2009 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N106AL | NM | 2011 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N120EB | TX | 2013 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N121L | TX | 2010 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N123WL | MT | 2008 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N127KL | MI | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N13LN | MO | 2012 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N142PM | PA | 2016 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N155LT | TN | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N161LS | AZ | 2013 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N169WP | AZ | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N169XL | MI | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N17EF | GA | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N190SL | VA | 2021 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N197RW | WV | 2008 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N213RC | OH | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N214DG | AZ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N226WB | OK | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2300X | TN | 2017 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N269NB | FL | 2011 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N26LB | UT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N277ES | CO | 2024 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N316H | FL | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N320XS | CO | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N324AL | IN | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N335CE | FL | 2009 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34XS | TN | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34YZ | WA | 2008 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N357SL | CA | 2013 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N365CG | CA | 2012 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N377Y | WI | 2012 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N417BW | TN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N424MM | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N430GH | AZ | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N432JH | MO | 2022 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N45ND | OR | 2012 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N481SL | NV | 2011 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N5155H | IA | 2011 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N530MH | FL | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N538RH | AZ | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N569J | IN | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N615MD | CA | 2015 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N621WV | AZ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N677BP | NC | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6822S | CA | 2021 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N719EC | CA | 2012 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N727RB | TX | 2007 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N738RM | TX | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N767CP | IN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N787FL | DE | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N82KB | TX | 2023 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N82PB | FL | 2008 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N830LW | MN | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N843P | NM | 2013 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N874HA | CA | 2011 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N881WP | DE | 2008 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8938T | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8WN | UT | 2008 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N900CP | FL | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N918HA | DE | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N958DG | NE | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Partial
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →