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N8938T

Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING

Valid Texas

N8938T is a Mendenhall Walter G LIGHTNING, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Del Rio, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 31, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 17, 2008.

Aircraft

Maker
Mendenhall Walter G
Model
LIGHTNING
Serial number
62
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Jabiru 3300 · 120 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
Transponder code
AC53FB (octal 53051773)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 31, 2019
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 17, 2008
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01008311

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Adam Benjamin J
Type
Individual
Address
6281 W US Highway 90
Del Rio, TX 78840-0386

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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