# N235SC: 2009 Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/gross-ryan-w-arion-lightning) (registry code 056281M)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 00081
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 2009
- Last registry action: December 1, 2016
- Mode S code: A21CA6
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1048° N, 115.1766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89158, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=235SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235SC-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/gross-ryan-w-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 WPR17LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA015), Oct 22, 2016: Ryan W Gross Arion Lighting (N235SC), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff/initial climb due to his inexperience in the airplane make and model and his refusal to obtain training in the airplane.

## 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 20161021013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161021013899A), Oct 21, 2016: Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING (N235SC), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. At approximately 19:45 local time the ATCT authorized this aircraft to depart runway, four right. Witness heard and saw pilot powering up aircraft to start…

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