# N77PW: 2020 Thomas E West LIGHTNING XS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomas E West LIGHTNING XS](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-e-west-lightning-xs) (registry code 05638UF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Titan IOX-340 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-iox-340-serie) (registry code 59688)
- Serial number: 188
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING XS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2020
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2025
- Expires: November 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AA6808
- Registered owner: [Gmelin Reinhard Guenther](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GMELIN%20REINHARD%20GUENTHER)
- Location: [Kinnelon, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Kinnelon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9878° N, 74.3782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07405, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77PW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77PW

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 (Thomas E West LIGHTNING XS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Titan IOX-340 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N77PW.

## NTSB investigations on N77PW not matched to an aircraft (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 IAD80FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA02), Nov 8, 1979: Beech 95-55 (N77PW), Washington, DC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N77PW.

## Reports on N77PW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N77PW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19791108031989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108031989A), Nov 8, 1979: Beech 9555 (N77PW), Washington, DC, Substantial damage. Pilot became distracted changing runways. Activated gear down on short final. Gear not fully down on landing.

## 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 N77PW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N77PW before.

- [Cancelled 1991-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PW-1991-08-10): Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, S/N 5181, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stanley Edwin M DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANLEY%20EDWIN%20M%20DBA), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## Related

- Other Thomas E West LIGHTNING XS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-e-west-lightning-xs/aircraft.md
- The Titan IOX-340 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-iox-340-serie.md

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