Weight-shift trike

N439EP

2010 Homebuilt LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2010

Serial

TTS 040

Class

Weight-shift trike

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Fayette, AL

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Registration record

N439EP on the FAA register

Type

2010 Homebuilt LIGHTNING

Serial

TTS 040

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Registered owner

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

Fayette, AL

Certificate issued

2012-11-13

Airworthiness date

2011-03-26

Registration expires

2028-11-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A544FF

Mode S (octal)

51242377

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-11-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-11-13
Certificate of registration issued as N439EP.
2011-03-26
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2010
Manufactured (2010).

Overview

About N439EP

N439EP is a 2010 Homebuilt LIGHTNING, serial number TTS 040. It is registered to an individual in Fayette, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2012 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 26, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N439EP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N439EP.

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.