# N481SL: 2011 Skys Open Sport LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Skys Open Sport LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/skys-open-sport-lightning) (registry code 05630S8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 121
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 30, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A5EDEB
- Registered owner: [Henry David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, 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=481SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481SL

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Skys Open Sport 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 GAA16CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA502), Aug 24, 2016: Arion Skys Open Sport Lightning (N481SL), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20160824014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824014079A), Aug 24, 2016: Skys Open Sport Aviation LLC LIGHTNING (N481SL), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was attempting to land runway 13 st. Augustine, Florida (sgj), about ten feet above the runway, when the pilot experienced a wind sheer (crosswind…

## 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 Skys Open Sport LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/skys-open-sport-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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