Single-engine piston

N2170X

1990 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
CH20489B0413
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yulee, FL
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Registration record

N2170X on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH20489B0413
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yulee, FL
Certificate issued
1990-02-06
Airworthiness date
1990-03-04
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1D5F1
Mode S (octal)
50352761
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2170X to the current registrant.
  • 1972-11-15
    N2170X previously assigned to a Cessna 337 (s/n 337-0070); cancelled.
Overview

About N2170X

N2170X is a 1990 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH20489B0413. It is registered to an individual in Yulee, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 1990 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 March 4, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2170X. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-11-21 Accident · Washington Twp., IN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI86FA031
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N2170X registration before this airframe.
1971-08-07 Accident · Calexico,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4277
Reported aircraft: Cessna 337 — a different aircraft that carried the N2170X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EAR MAX GROSS WT,TEMP 105 DEG PLUS.HIT PWR LINES.

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.