Aircraft Description
N417BW is a Kite Sam LIGHTNING, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Telford Aircraft LLC in Telford, TN. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 9, 2012. Powered by a Jabiru 3300 engine producing 120 horsepower, N417BW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4EE4F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N417BW was last updated on August 7, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Kite Sam is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Kite Sam aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the LIGHTNING model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N417BW. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-08-01 01:32:20 UTC