Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SPORT COPTER INC LIGHTNING
Rotorcraft · ROTAX 503 DCDI
Registered
3
Year Range
2004–2017
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SPORT COPTER INC LIGHTNING aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- WA 33.3% 1
- OK 33.3% 1
- MO 33.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2000s 66.7% 2
- 2010s 33.3% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SPORT COPTER INC LIGHTNING aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match SPORT COPTER INC LIGHTNING in the indexed corpus.
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning SPORT COPTER INC 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…
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03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SPORT COPTER INC 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 SPORT COPTER INC LIGHTNING
Advisory Circulars
ACs whose subject explicitly mentions SPORT COPTER INC 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 3 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.
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 →