- Registered owner
- Wheeler Philip G
- Location
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 45
- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- 4 cycle
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- July 26, 2010
- Certificate issued
- February 27, 2025
- Expires
- February 29, 2032
- Mode S code
- A05863
- Kit
- Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB WPR13CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCasa Grande, AZThe pilot’s failure to follow specified procedures for an aborted landing and loss of control during the attempt.NTSB WPR10CA467Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGlendale, AZThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20121024022509ALanding: Touchdown · Casa Grande, AZOn October 24, 2012, at approximately 10:40AM, while landing on runway 05 at Casa Grande airport (cgz), the pilot in command made a hard landing. The initial impact caused his aircraft to become airborne propelling it into a northeasterly direction of the…Accident 20100922045459ALanding: Touchdown · Glendale, AZAccident location was the geu airport. The home built aircraft was on it's first flight with the builder/pilot plus a passenger aboard. The accident occurred during landing. Damage to the aircraft was substantial. The front landing gear was torn off. The…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N121LGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING aircraft
Reports on N121L not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N121L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N121L before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.