Single-engine piston

N538RH

2014 Homebuilt LIGHTNING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
166
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gilbert, AZ
Registration record

N538RH on the FAA register

Type
2014 Homebuilt LIGHTNING
Serial
166
Engines
Jabiru 3300A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gilbert, AZ
Certificate issued
2020-01-24
Airworthiness date
2014-09-25
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6CFA4
Mode S (octal)
51547644
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N538RH.
  • 2014-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N538RH

N538RH is a 2014 Homebuilt LIGHTNING, serial number 166. It is registered to an individual in Gilbert, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 2020 and expires on January 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 September 25, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N538RH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N538RH.

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.