N283EL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Lewis Eugene G LEWIS CHALLENGER II. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 9, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Lewis Eugene G LEWIS CHALLENGER II cancelled August 9, 1991
- Serial number
- 0283
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 1988
- Last FAA action
- June 21, 1991
- Last owner
- Lewis Eugene G (Individual)
Black River Falls, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N283EL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Lewis CHALLENGER II · serial 0283
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL CONTAMINATION, FOULED SPARK PLUGS, AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO FOLLOW NORMAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER LIFTOFF AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE.
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