# N738RM: 2010 Marsh Ralph L LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Marsh Ralph L LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-ralph-l-lightning) (registry code 05629EK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 84
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 2022
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A9EA46
- Registered owners: [Miess Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIESS%20KENNETH%20R), [Miess Norma Y](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIESS%20NORMA%20Y)
- Location: [Schertz, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Schertz)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5471° N, 98.2626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78154, 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=738RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738RM

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 (Marsh Ralph L LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N738RM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N738RM.

## 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 N738RM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N738RM before.

- [Cancelled 1985-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738RM-1985-03-05): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270178. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Macgregor Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACGREGOR%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)

## Related

- Other Marsh Ralph L LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-ralph-l-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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