# N324AL: Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-nicholas-j-lightning) (registry code 056256O, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 59
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2020
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A37D37
- Registered owner: [Terry Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERRY%20CHARLES%20J)
- Location: [Martinsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Martinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4605° N, 86.4184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46151, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=324AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324AL

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 (Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

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 ERA11CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA153), Jan 30, 2011: Otterback Nicholas J Lightning (N324AL), Crescent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a runway excursion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20110130002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130002049A), Jan 30, 2011: Otterback N LIGHTNING (N324AL), Crescent City, FL, Substantial damage. On January 30, 2011 at approximately 1545 EST, an arion Lightning, experimental (N324AL), serial # 59, landed hard on second attempt to land and ran off runway…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-nicholas-j-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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