Single-engine piston

N1260

1996 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
CH209951400
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Earlville, IL
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Registration record

N1260 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH209951400
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Earlville, IL
Certificate issued
2000-10-10
Airworthiness date
1998-02-06
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A06C54
Mode S (octal)
50066124
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1260.
  • 1998-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N1260

N1260 is a 1996 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH209951400. It is registered to an individual in Earlville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2000 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 6, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1260. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-09-04 Accident · Flushing Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0698
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N1260 registration before this airframe.

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.