# Schweitzer Thomas E WHITE LIGHTNING

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05612NL
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHWEITZER THOMAS E
- Model: WHITE LIGHTNING
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweitzer-thomas-e-white-lightning

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 (1)

- [N17WL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17WL): [Frost Eric M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROST%20ERIC%20M), [West Jordan, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/West%20Jordan), S/N 72

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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 20080209013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209013779I), Feb 9, 2008: Schwei WHITELIGHTNI (N17WL), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that after take-off he retracted the landing gear and that gear indication light did not show the gear had properly retracted. He then…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Pietsch Helmut WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietsch-helmut-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606D7
- [Mooney Dan W WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-dan-w-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612KY
- [Land Peter A WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/land-peter-a-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612PB
- [Dubois S C/Dubois K M WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/dubois-s-c-dubois-k-m-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612QS
- [Van Grouw R / Cantrell L WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-grouw-r-cantrell-l-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618L4
- [Freeman W B / Tarpley D A WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-w-b-tarpley-d-a-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618N3
- [Pearce Roger W JR WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/pearce-roger-w-jr-white-lightning): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05606TS
- [Huggins Greig WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/huggins-greig-white-lightning): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05611NY
- [Sas WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/sas-white-lightning): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05612ZS
- [Jackson/Fields & Mathews WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-fields-mathews-white-lightning): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05617XG

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