# N2300X: 2017 Gentile Tony ARION LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gentile Tony ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/gentile-tony-arion-lightning) (registry code 05635TN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 52
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 2017
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: A20AEE
- Registered owner: [Stafford Wesley Shane](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAFFORD%20WESLEY%20SHANE)
- Location: [Smithville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Smithville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9180° N, 85.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37166, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2300X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2300X

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 (Gentile Tony ARION LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2300X.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2300X.

## 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 N2300X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2300X before.

- [Cancelled 1976-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300X-1976-06-11): Cessna 182, S/N 18256200, built 1965. Owner: [Tri-Ack Associates/Kaufman Jp/Adolphsen Fp/Clem Ld](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI-ACK%20ASSOCIATES%2FKAUFMAN%20JP%2FADOLPHSEN%20FP%2FCLEM%20LD), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## Related

- Other Gentile Tony ARION LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gentile-tony-arion-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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