# N34XS: 2019 Nicholas Otterback LIGHTNING XS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nicholas Otterback LIGHTNING XS](https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholas-otterback-lightning-xs) (registry code 05635WO, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 179
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 2019
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2017
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A3BD13
- Registered owner: [Arion Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARION%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Shelbyville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Shelbyville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4566° N, 86.4844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37160, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34XS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34XS

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 (Nicholas Otterback LIGHTNING XS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N34XS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N34XS.

## 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 N34XS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N34XS before.

- [Cancelled 2004-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34XS-2004-08-28): Douglas DC-9-41, S/N 47634. Owner: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)

## Related

- Other Nicholas Otterback LIGHTNING XS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholas-otterback-lightning-xs/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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