# N622PC: 2023 Arthur B Canning MERLIN LITE, registration cancelled 2025-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arthur B Canning MERLIN LITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/arthur-b-canning-merlin-lite) (registry code 056413X)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 002
- Year built: 2023
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Kit: Aeromarine MERLIN LITE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 2023
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2023
- Last registry action: October 17, 2023
- Mode S code: A81EF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Canning Arthur B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNING%20ARTHUR%20B)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9789° N, 82.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33811, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622PC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=622PC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622PC-2025-05-01

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 Arthur B Canning MERLIN LITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/arthur-b-canning-merlin-lite.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 ERA24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA160), Apr 2, 2024: Arthur B Canning Merlin Lite (N622PC), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/builder’s modifications of the motorglider’s engine, which resulted in an excessively lean fuel air mixture, preignition, piston failure, and a subsequent total loss of engine power during…

## 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 20240402003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240402003629A), Apr 2, 2024: Arthur B Canning MERLIN LITE (N622PC), Mulberry, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 04/02/2024, at 10:38 EDT, an experimental amateur built – Merlin Lite (a fixed tricycle gear, single cylinder motor glider) departing X49 runway 14,…

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