Single-engine piston

N178RV

1997 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1997

Serial

CH2 0488 B 0302

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Hermiston, OR

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Registration record

N178RV on the FAA register

Type

1997 Homebuilt Challenger II

Serial

CH2 0488 B 0302

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Hermiston, OR

Certificate issued

2007-07-19

Airworthiness date

2007-11-07

Registration expires

2028-04-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A13870

Mode S (octal)

50234160

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-04-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2007-11-07
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2007-07-19
Certificate of registration issued as N178RV.
1997
Manufactured (1997).

Overview

About N178RV

N178RV is a 1997 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2 0488 B 0302. It is registered to an individual in Hermiston, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 7, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178RV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N178RV.

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.