# N716MZ: 2008 Browns William J ARION LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2018-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Browns William J ARION LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/browns-william-j-arion-lightning) (registry code 056244O)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 50
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 2008
- Certificate issued: October 23, 2007
- Last registry action: December 28, 2015
- Mode S code: A99382
- Owner when cancelled: [Browns William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWNS%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Mccordsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mccordsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8884° N, 85.9023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46055, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716MZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=716MZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716MZ-2018-12-18

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 Browns William J ARION LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/browns-william-j-arion-lightning.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 20140219001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140219001269I), Feb 19, 2014: Browns William J ARION LIGHTNING (N716MZ), Bourbonnais, IL, Minor damage. Acft (N716MZ) departed the lewis lockport airport (klot) on a pleasure flight on 2/19/2014. When returning to (lot), power was reduced at 3000 ft to start the…

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