Single-engine piston

N169XL

2014 Homebuilt Paxhia LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
169
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Mattawan, MI
Registration record

N169XL on the FAA register

Type
2014 Homebuilt Paxhia LIGHTNING
Serial
169
Engines
Jabiru 3300A
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mattawan, MI
Certificate issued
2023-07-19
Airworthiness date
2014-11-19
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11535
Mode S (octal)
50212465
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N169XL.
  • 2014-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N169XL

N169XL is a 2014 Homebuilt Paxhia LIGHTNING, serial number 169. It is registered to co-owners in Mattawan, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 3300A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 19, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N169XL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N169XL.

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.