# N81DJ: 2009 Arion LIGHTNING LS-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arion LIGHTNING LS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (registry code 069001H, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 42
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 2010
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2020
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AB0757
- Registered owner: [Lamb Glenn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMB%20GLENN)
- Location: [Myrtle Beach, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Myrtle%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6702° N, 79.0237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29588, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81DJ

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 (Arion LIGHTNING LS-1)

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 ERA20LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA150), Apr 10, 2020: Arion Lightning LS-1 (N81DJ), Mount Pleasant, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees at the end of the runway due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night conditions. Also causal was the flight instructor’s…

## 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 20200409003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200409003899A), Apr 9, 2020: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N81DJ), Mt. Pleasant, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. During night training flight student and CFI left home base myr for touch and go lro and return. Touch and go rwy 17 resulted in loss of control and impact…

## Reports on N81DJ not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N81DJ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20041126031529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041126031529I), Nov 26, 2004: Piper PA32R301T (N81DJ), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight under visual flight rules from van nuys, CA to mammoth, CA, the pilot noted that the alternator was not charging. Initially, an…

## 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 Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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