# N290AL: 2012 Corkum Reginald R LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2018-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Corkum Reginald R LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/corkum-reginald-r-lightning) (registry code 056311K)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 76
- 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: September 14, 2012
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2012
- Last registry action: August 15, 2012
- Mode S code: A2F585
- Owner when cancelled: [Igwt Skyway LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IGWT%20SKYWAY%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=290AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290AL-2018-02-13

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 Corkum Reginald R LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/corkum-reginald-r-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 ERA13FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA017), Oct 11, 2012: Arion Lightning (N290AL), Chuckey, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff at a high gross weight, near the limit of its aft center of gravity, and with the airplane incorrectly configured…

## 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 20121011024219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121011024219A), Oct 11, 2012: Corkum Reginald R LIGHTNING (N290AL), Chuckey, TN, Substantial damage. PIC [privacy data omitted] flight time/check rides/safety classes attended could not be determined. Why? [privacy data omitted] Is paralyzed from chest down…

## Other aircraft with N290AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290AL): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21538

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