# N274RB: 1978 Piccard LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piccard LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-lightning) (registry code 7001401)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5101
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A2B6D1
- Owner when cancelled: [O'Neil Frank H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O'NEIL%20FRANK%20H)
- Location: [Vail, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Vail)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0211° N, 110.6463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85641, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=274RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274RB-2014-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Piccard LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-lightning.md

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