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N782MD

N782MD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING LS-1 built in 2011. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 19, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING LS-1 cancelled June 19, 2012

Serial number
122
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2011
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 1, 2011
Last FAA action
December 1, 2011
Last owner
Daniels Mark T (Co-owned)
Hamburg, NJ
Airworthiness
Experimental · Operating light-sport previously certificated

NTSB accident and incident record under N782MD

ERA12CA313Accident on April 30, 2012 at Ghent, NY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 · serial 122

The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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