# N1224E: 2024 Leigh Aerosystems E100

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Leigh Aerosystems E100](https://openairdocs.org/model/leigh-aerosystems-e100) (registry code 06102HA)
- Engine: [Desert ACF DA-215](https://openairdocs.org/engine/desert-acf-da-215) (registry code 20503)
- Serial number: AV2
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Hybrid lift
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 2025
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A05E09
- Registered owner: [Northrop Grumman Systems Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHROP%20GRUMMAN%20SYSTEMS%20CORP)
- Location: [Sierra Vista, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sierra%20Vista)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5531° N, 110.1711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85635, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1224E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1224E

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 (Leigh Aerosystems E100)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Desert ACF DA-215)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DCA26LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA285), Jun 26, 2026: Leigh Aerosystems E100 (N1224E), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Degraded engine and propeller performance during hot and high-density altitude operations, which resulted in a high descent rate and subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1224E.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1224E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1224E before.

- [Cancelled 2012-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1224E-2012-12-04): Bellanca 7GCAA, S/N 346-77, built 1977. Second renewal notice. Owner: [A & C Ag Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20%26%20C%20AG%20AVIATION%20INC), [Unadilla, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Unadilla)
- [Cancelled 1965-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1224E-1965-10-29): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-4782. Owner: [Thrush Thorle H Kearney Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20THORLE%20H%20KEARNEY%20PAUL%20R), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)

## Related

- Other Leigh Aerosystems E100 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/leigh-aerosystems-e100/aircraft.md
- The Desert ACF DA-215 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/desert-acf-da-215.md

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