Single-engine piston

N197RW

2008 Homebuilt LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
75
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Point Pleasant, WV
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Registration record

N197RW on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt LIGHTNING
Serial
75
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Point Pleasant, WV
Certificate issued
2025-09-16
Airworthiness date
2026-05-07
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A183B8
Mode S (octal)
50301670
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N197RW.
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N197RW

N197RW is a 2008 Homebuilt LIGHTNING, serial number 75. It is registered to an individual in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2025 and expires on September 30, 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 May 7, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N197RW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N197RW.

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.