# N638JM: 2010 Meriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2023-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Meriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/meriwether-jon-arion-lightning) (registry code 05629YQ)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 00098
- Year built: 2010
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 2010
- Last registry action: July 2, 2022
- Mode S code: A85C48
- Location: [Roseau, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Roseau)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8114° N, 95.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56751, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N638JM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=638JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638JM-2023-05-06

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 Meriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/meriwether-jon-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 GAA22WA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA290), Sep 21, 2022: Meriwether Jon Arion Lightning (N638JM), Kenora, Canada, destroyed, 1 fatal

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