Single-engine piston

N128RT

2002 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
CH2-0802-2250
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rock Falls, IL
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Registration record

N128RT on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH2-0802-2250
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rock Falls, IL
Certificate issued
2025-03-14
Airworthiness date
2003-08-27
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A072F3
Mode S (octal)
50071363
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N128RT.
  • 2006-02-11
    Accident at Apopka, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N128RT

N128RT is a 2002 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0802-2250. It is registered to an individual in Rock Falls, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 27, 2003.

N128RT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-02-11 Accident · Apopka, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA06CA129
Reported aircraft: Tharp S Richard Challenger II
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate selection of a landing area which resulted in one of the seaplane's floats impacting a submerged stump.

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.