# N121L: 2010 Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/sport-plane-dynamics-lightning) (registry code 056262L, 2 seats) - Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801) - Serial number: 45 - Year built: 2010 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: 4 cycle - Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: July 26, 2010 - Certificate issued: February 27, 2025 - Expires: February 29, 2032 - Mode S code: A05863 - Registered owner: [Wheeler Philip G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELER%20PHILIP%20G) - Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121L - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121L From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA028), Oct 24, 2012: Sport Plane Dynamics Lightning (N121L), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow specified procedures for an aborted landing and loss of control during the attempt. - [NTSB WPR10CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA467), Sep 22, 2010: Sport Plane Dynamics Lightning (N121L), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20121024022509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024022509A), Oct 24, 2012: Sport Plane Dynamics LLC LIGHTNING (N121L), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. On 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… - [Accident 20100922045459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922045459A), Sep 22, 2010: Sport Plane LIGHTNING (N121L), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Accident 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… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty 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. - [SDR 2003FA0000654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000654), Jun 18, 2003: LINE. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT CAME BACK FROM A TRIP LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. FOUND LINE PN 6517105-39 CRACKED AND LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N121L The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N121L before. - [Cancelled 1994-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121L-1994-09-02): Piper PA-31, S/N 317512005. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mississippi Executive Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSISSIPPI%20EXECUTIVE%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg) - [Cancelled 1992-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121L-1992-03-05): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254798. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Crowe John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20JOHN%20H), [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton) ## Related - Other Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sport-plane-dynamics-lightning/aircraft.md - The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.