Single-engine piston

N234CG

1997 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Peoria, IL
Registration record

N234CG on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Peoria, IL
Certificate issued
2007-06-14
Airworthiness date
2008-01-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A21795
Mode S (octal)
50413625
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N234CG to the current registrant.
  • 2000-05-01
    N234CG previously assigned to a Cessna 421C (s/n 421C0267); cancelled.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N234CG

N234CG is a 1997 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Peoria, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 14, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N234CG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-01-01 Accident · Shelbyville, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW99LA059
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421C — a different aircraft that carried the N234CG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The total failure of the aircraft's electrical system. Factors were the thunderstorms, the dusk light condition, and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

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.