# N1XF: 2012 Lightning Avion Eab ARION LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2020-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lightning Avion Eab ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/lightning-avion-eab-arion-lightning) (registry code 05631UL)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (registry code 34804)
- Serial number: 114
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2012
- Certificate issued: March 30, 2020
- Last registry action: March 30, 2020
- Mode S code: A00215
- Owner when cancelled: [Luther David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTHER%20DAVID%20J)
- Location: [St Maries, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/St%20Maries)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2490° N, 116.5869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83861, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1XF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1XF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1XF-2020-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lightning Avion Eab ARION LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/lightning-avion-eab-arion-lightning.md

## 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 WPR20LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA096), Feb 26, 2020: Lightning Avion Eab Arion Lightning (N1XF), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and the pilot’s loss of airplane control during an emergency descent, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20200226005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200226005669A), Feb 26, 2020: Lightning Avion Eab LLC ARION LIGHTNING (N1XF), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. The airman departed rawlings (kwrl) en-route to gooding (kgng). While 24 NM from kgng, the engine failed due to fuel starvation. The right tank was selected…

## Other aircraft with N1XF

- [Cancelled 2010-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1XF-2010-01-14): Piper PA-24-260, S/N 24-4479, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Daggett Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAGGETT%20ROBERT), [Bradford, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bradford)

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