Single-engine piston

N30AA

1991 Homebuilt White LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ocean Lighthouse LLC (LLC)
Based
Central, SC
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Registration record

N30AA on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt White LIGHTNING
Serial
003
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Ocean Lighthouse LLC
Central, SC
Certificate issued
2017-05-26
Airworthiness date
1992-03-29
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A31CFA
Mode S (octal)
50616372
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N30AA.
  • 1992-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N30AA

N30AA is a 1991 Homebuilt White LIGHTNING, serial number 003. The FAA register lists Ocean Lighthouse LLC as the registrant in Central, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 29, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30AA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-03-03 Incident · Bridgeport,Tx, 43 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0003
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65A90 — a different aircraft that carried the N30AA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D ON THIS & ONE OTHER WINDOW FM ABRASIVE WEAR.

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.