# N82KB: 2023 Bernardo C Melendez ARION LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bernardo C Melendez ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/bernardo-c-melendez-arion-lightning) (registry code 05635AU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (registry code 34804)
- Serial number: 110
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2024
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AB2F65
- Registered owner: [Melendez Bernado C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELENDEZ%20BERNADO%20C)
- Location: [Seguin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seguin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5375° N, 97.9366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78155, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=82KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82KB

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 (Bernardo C Melendez ARION LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N82KB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N82KB.

## 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 N82KB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N82KB before.

- [Cancelled 2011-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82KB-2011-04-15): Brandman Dennis K LONG EZ, S/N 721. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

## Related

- Other Bernardo C Melendez ARION LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bernardo-c-melendez-arion-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a.md

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