N63974

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1999 Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

Cancelled: August 27, 2013
Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
Serial number: 13
Year built: 1999
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: August 15, 2001
Last registry action: December 1, 2005
Mode S code: A86295
Kit: Lightning Bug Aircraft Corp LIGHTNING BUG
Owner when cancelled: Sale Reported
Location: Sanford, NC
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelGibbs John M LIGHTNING BUGADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N63974 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 20011004029109IForced/Precautionary Landing · Greenville, SC(-23) The experimental amateur built aircraft was being operated by the owner/sole occupant. It was reported by the pilot that on takeoff, the aircraft had reached approximately 20 feet AGL and that he had retracted the nose landing gear. He states that he…Oct 4, 2001 · Reported as Amtr Lightingbug · Minor damage