Single-engine piston

N169WP

Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file

Built

—

Serial

202

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Tucson, AZ

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Registration record

N169WP on the FAA register

Type

Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING

Serial

202

Engines

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Tucson, AZ

Certificate issued

2023-05-25

Airworthiness date

—

Registration expires

2030-05-31

Airworthiness class

—

Mode S (hex)

A1151F

Mode S (octal)

50212437

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Kit

Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2023-05-25
Certificate of registration issued as N169WP to the current registrant.
2013-05-06
N169WP previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer MK4 (s/n 1262-D); cancelled.

Overview

About N169WP

N169WP is a Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING, serial number 202. It is registered to an individual in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N169WP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-10-16 Accident · Colville, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR11CA018

Reported aircraft: Deitz Avid Flyer MK4 — a different aircraft that carried the N169WP registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a wind gust and maintain runway alignment during final approach to land, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree.

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.