# Van Grouw R / Cantrell L WHITE LIGHTNING

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618L4
- Manufacturer (registry): VAN GROUW R / CANTRELL L
- 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/van-grouw-r-cantrell-l-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)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N25WL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25WL): [Schein William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHEIN%20WILLIAM), [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe), built 1992, S/N 25

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA304), Aug 6, 2023: Van Grouw R / Cantrell L White Lightning (N25WL), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI99LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA319), Sep 6, 1999: Van Grouw White Lightning (N25WL), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the oil quick drain plug which resulted in oil exhaustion to the engine. A factor was the corn crop encountered during the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230806021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806021909A), Aug 6, 2023: Van Grouw R / Cantrell L WHITE LIGHTNING (N25WL), Las Vegas, NM, Destroyed. The pilot departed boulder, co after topping off the fuel enroute to espanola, NM (E14). After approximatley 2.0 hours of flight, the engine began to lose…
- [Accident 19990906026089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906026089A), Sep 6, 1999: Amtr WHTLIGHTING (N25WL), Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 6, 1999, at 1100 central standard time (CST), a van grouw white lightning, N25WL, collided with a corn crop during a forced landing…

## 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
- [Schweitzer Thomas E WHITE LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweitzer-thomas-e-white-lightning): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612NL
- [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
- [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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