# N63974: 1999 Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbs-john-m-lightning-bug) (registry code 05607TC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 13
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Lightning Bug Aircraft Corp LIGHTNING BUG
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2001
- Last registry action: December 1, 2005
- Mode S code: A86295
- Location: [Sanford, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Sanford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5171° N, 79.1832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27330, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63974
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63974-2013-08-27

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG: https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbs-john-m-lightning-bug.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20011004029109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011004029109I), Oct 4, 2001: Amtr LIGHTINGBUG (N63974), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. (-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…

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