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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N273DB

N273DB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Charles J Norris ARION LIGHTNING built in 2016. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Charles J Norris ARION LIGHTNING cancelled October 22, 2018

Serial number
171
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2016
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
November 28, 2017
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Sandwich, IL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N273DB

WPR17LA148Accident on July 10, 2017 at New River, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Charles J Norris ARION LIGHTNING · serial 171

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available evidence.

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