# N782MD: 2011 Arion LIGHTNING LS-1, registration cancelled 2012-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arion LIGHTNING LS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (registry code 069001H)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 122
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2011
- Certificate issued: December 1, 2011
- Last registry action: December 1, 2011
- Mode S code: AA990B
- Owners when cancelled: [Daniels Mark T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELS%20MARK%20T), [Daniels Michael T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELS%20MICHAEL%20T)
- Location: [Hamburg, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hamburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1542° N, 74.5700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07419, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=782MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782MD-2012-06-19

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 Arion LIGHTNING LS-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1.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 ERA12CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA313), Apr 30, 2012: Arion Lightning LS-1 (N782MD), Ghent, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## 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 20120430006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120430006409A), Apr 30, 2012: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N782MD), Ghent, NY, Substantial damage. While attempting to take off, aircraft hit bump on grass runway and became air born while under flying speed. The aircraft decended into a left turn and…

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