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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N235SC

N235SC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Gross Ryan W ARION LIGHTNING cancelled May 30, 2018

Serial number
00081
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2009
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 1, 2016
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Las Vegas, NV
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N235SC

WPR17LA015Accident on October 22, 2016 at Mesa, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan W Gross Arion Lighting · serial 00081

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff/initial climb due to his inexperience in the airplane make and model and his refusal to obtain training in the airplane.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site