The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Models · Quad City · Piston singles · data as of November 10, 2026

Quad City CHALLENGER II

12 on the U.S. register. Built from 1995 to 2008; half of them date from 2007 or earlier. Oklahoma has the most (2). 0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Quad City CHALLENGER II: American ultralight aircraft
Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Quad City Challenger on Wikipedia

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 Dcdi (4), Rotax 503 Series (2), Rotax 582Dcdi (1)
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
2
Built of
aluminium tube and fabric · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
Maker on the register
Quad City
Registered
earliest certificate April 25, 2007; newest November 19, 2025

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual1192%
Co-owned18%

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
CHALLENGER II121995 to 2008100.0%

When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19901
20007

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20151
20161
20212
20221
20231
20241
20252

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid1192%
Renewal notice sent18%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental1083%
None on file217%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

No data

Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 2 fatal

2022-02-19CEN22LA127 · CHALLENGER II N438RN · accident near Mountain Home, TX · no injuries
2016-08-09CEN16WA340 · CHALLENGER II CIIJW · accident near Amos · 1 killed
2009-09-16WPR09LA453 · CHALLENGER II N732LS · accident near Redlands, CA · 2 killed

The 3 most recent of 3 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 CHALLENGER II aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

12 as of November 10, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Quad City CHALLENGER IIs?

Oklahoma, with 2.

Who owns the Quad City CHALLENGER II?

0% 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 CHALLENGER IIs on the register built?

Between 1995 and 2008; half of them in 2007 or earlier.

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

3 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Quad City 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
Engines
Where they are
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/quad-city/challenger-ii.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 12

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N330RA Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Wisconsin
None on file 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1834Y Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
New York
None on file 2025-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147PM Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2024-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65500 Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N546E Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2022-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142PT Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2021-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1886C Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N967BC Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2016-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143JC Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Experimental 2015-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9473Y Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5611V Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2007-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N438RN Quad City
CHALLENGER II
Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2007-04-25 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes