# N8WN: 2008 Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-johnny-lightning) (registry code 05622TW, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 26
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2026
- Expires: April 30, 2033
- Mode S code: AADF2C
- Registered owner: [Lyman Roy M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYMAN%20ROY%20M)
- Location: [Midvale, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Midvale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6153° N, 111.8918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84047, 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=8WN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8WN

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 (Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8WN.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20080424832989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080424832989I), Apr 24, 2008: Thomps LIGHTNING (N8WN), Green Valley, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft porpoised on landing, bending the nose strut and causing the nose gear fork to shear off. Aircraft's propeller struck the runway. Aircraft slid…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since March 1, 2007, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N8WN

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8WN before.

- [Cancelled 2007-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8WN-2007-03-01): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-3682, built 1972. Owner: [Thompson Johnny R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20JOHNNY%20R), [Sahuarita, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sahuarita)

## Related

- Other Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-johnny-lightning/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-johnny-lightning/stcs.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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