# Hoskins Craig A LIGHTNING BUG

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05625FQ
- Manufacturer (registry): HOSKINS CRAIG A
- Model: LIGHTNING BUG
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hoskins-craig-a-lightning-bug

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ATL99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA071), Apr 14, 1999: Hoskins Craig Lightning BUG (N450CH), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## 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 19990414003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003589A), Apr 14, 1999: Amtr LIGHTINGBUG (N450CH), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. Acft bounced on landing, turned right with the nose high, stalled, and crashed, other circumstances are unknown.(.19) on April 14, 1999, at 1215 eastern…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Pearce Roger Wayne LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/pearce-roger-wayne-lightning-bug): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607UA
- [RB Builders LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/rb-builders-lightning-bug): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05606D5
- [Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbs-john-m-lightning-bug): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05607TC
- [Kinman LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/kinman-lightning-bug): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562525
- [Hall Charles C LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-charles-c-lightning-bug): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625BE

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