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N688BC

Carlisle Clifton E ARION LIGHTNING

Valid Georgia

N688BC is a Carlisle Clifton E ARION LIGHTNING, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Springfield, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 11, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated March 21, 2008.

Aircraft

Maker
Carlisle Clifton E
Model
ARION LIGHTNING
Serial number
00051
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Jabiru 3300 · 120 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A9210B (octal 52220413)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 11, 2026
Expires
July 31, 2033
Last FAA action
July 11, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · March 21, 2008
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00435569

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcelveen Thomas G JR
Type
Individual
Address
364 Reiser Rd
Springfield, GA 31329-4320

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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