Single-engine piston

N121L

2010 Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2010
Serial
45
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
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Registration record

N121L on the FAA register

Type
2010 Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING
Serial
45
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2025-02-27
Airworthiness date
2010-07-26
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A05863
Mode S (octal)
50054143
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N121L to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-24
    Accident at Casa Grande, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-09-22
    Accident at Glendale, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-09-02
    N121L previously assigned to a Piper PA-31 (s/n 317512005); cancelled.
  • 1992-03-05
    N121L previously assigned to a Cessna 172G Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17254798); cancelled.
Overview

About N121L

N121L is a 2010 Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING, serial number 45. It is registered to an individual in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 3300 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 26, 2010.

N121L has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-10-24 Accident · Casa Grande, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR13CA028
Reported aircraft: Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to follow specified procedures for an aborted landing and loss of control during the attempt.
2010-09-22 Accident · Glendale, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR10CA467
Reported aircraft: Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING
Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control.
1992-01-13 Accident · Atlantic Ocean, AO Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · MIA92LA061
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172G — a different aircraft that carried the N121L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.