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N270J

Shaffer Donald ARION LIGHTNING

N270J is a Shaffer Donald ARION LIGHTNING, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Littleton, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 6, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 12, 2010.

Aircraft

Maker
Shaffer Donald
Model
ARION LIGHTNING
Serial number
00101
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Jabiru 3300 · 120 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A2A744 (octal 50523504)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 6, 2021
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 12, 2010
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01056589

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dawson Thomas K
Type
Individual
Address
258 Woodland Rd
Littleton, NC 27850-8022

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data