Single-engine piston

N103RW

1999 Homebuilt Challenger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1194-R0515
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Diamondhead, MS
Registration record

N103RW on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Challenger
Serial
1194-R0515
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Diamondhead, MS
Certificate issued
2026-02-16
Airworthiness date
2007-10-31
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A01165
Mode S (octal)
50010545
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N103RW to the current registrant.
  • 2007-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2004-11-29
    N103RW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rotorway Exec 162F (s/n 6235); cancelled.
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1996-11-19
    N103RW previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31223); cancelled.
Overview

About N103RW

N103RW is a 1999 Homebuilt Challenger, serial number 1194-R0515. It is registered to an individual in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 16, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated October 31, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N103RW. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-07-21 Accident · Cameron Park, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX04LA274
Reported aircraft: Finke Rotorway Exec 162F — a different aircraft that carried the N103RW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The owner-builder's improper main rotor blade (MRB) maintenance/installation by under torquing the blade retaining nut.
1996-05-24 Accident · Stevensville, MD Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · IAD96FA085
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 — a different aircraft that carried the N103RW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.