# N60MY: 2011 Greg Hobbs LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2023-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Greg Hobbs LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/greg-hobbs-lightning) (registry code 05630W3)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 125
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2011
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2021
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A7C610
- Owner when cancelled: [Happ Douglas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAPP%20DOUGLAS%20E)
- Location: [Redondo Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redondo%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8300° N, 118.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90277, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60MY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60MY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60MY-2023-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Greg Hobbs LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/greg-hobbs-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 WPR23FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA047), Nov 30, 2022: Greg Hobbs Lightning (N60MY), Torrance, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane while performing a slip maneuver on final approach. Contributing was the failure of the pilot to fly a stabilized approach.

## 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 20221130023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221130023019A), Nov 30, 2022: Arion Aircraft, LLC (Kit) LIGHTNING (N60MY), Torrance, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 1905 zulu, 1105 PST, a fatal general aviation accident occured at Torrance, CA (toa). The fatal accident involved 1 pilot…

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