# N730AL: Langley James B LIGHNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Langley James B LIGHNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/langley-james-b-lighning) (registry code 05624PI, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 38
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 2008
- Certificate issued: May 10, 2023
- Expires: May 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A9CB16
- Registered owner: [Megalos Ouranos LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEGALOS%20OURANOS%20LLC)
- Location: [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5803° N, 104.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=730AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730AL

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 (Langley James B LIGHNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N730AL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20200630008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200630008269I), Jun 30, 2020: Langley James B LIGHNING (N730AL), Dubois, PA, Minor damage. On 06/30/2020, N730, at 1230Z, an experimental, built Langley James B, (arion), lightning lost engine power on a flight from venango regional airport (kfkl),…
- [Incident 20180609013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180609013019I), Jun 9, 2018: Langley James B LIGHNING (N730AL), Hadley, PA, Minor damage. On rollout, the aircraft failed to takeoff. The pilot aborted on a grass field resulting in the nose gear buckling and a prop strike in high grass (30 inches).

## 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 Langley James B LIGHNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/langley-james-b-lighning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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