Single-engine piston

N428GW

Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1313
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shallotte, NC
Registration record

N428GW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING
Serial
1313
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shallotte, NC
Certificate issued
2022-11-21
Airworthiness date
2008-11-01
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A51A02
Mode S (octal)
51215002
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N428GW.
  • 2008-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N428GW

N428GW is a Homebuilt Arion LIGHTNING, serial number 1313. It is registered to an individual in Shallotte, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 21, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 November 1, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N428GW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N428GW.

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.