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Models · Quad City Ultralight · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II

7 on the U.S. register. Built from 1995 to 2007; half of them date from 1999 or earlier. North Carolina has the most (2). 14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the CHALLENGER II from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 engine
Common engines
Rotax 503 Series (3), Rotax 503 Dcdi (2), Hirth 3203 (1)
Seats
2
Built of
aluminium tube and fabric · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
Maker on the register
Quad City Ultralight
Registered
earliest certificate August 27, 2007; newest July 22, 2025

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual571%
Corporation114%
Co-owned114%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
CHALLENGER II71995 to 2007100.0%

When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19903
20002

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20121
20141
20171
20181
20201
20251

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid7100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental686%
None on file114%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing INC1

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2021-09-11CEN21LA420 · Challenger II N778H · accident near Rogers City, MI · minor injuries

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

7 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER IIs?

North Carolina, with 2.

Who owns the Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II?

14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER IIs on the register built?

Between 1995 and 2007; half of them in 1999 or earlier.

How many Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II made of?

An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth or fabric, the construction of weight-shift trikes and the lightest two-seaters. An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the CHALLENGER II links to the rest of the register

Design
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Where they are
Biggest operators
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/quad-city-ultralight/challenger-ii.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N392CP Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2025-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N148LS Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2020-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204DC Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Florida
None on file 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224WB Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2017-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125WD Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2014-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2493G Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2012-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N496DL Quad City Ultralight
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2007-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes