Single-engine piston

N2485Z

1996 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hirth 2703
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marion, NC
Registration record

N2485Z on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
001
Engines
Hirth 2703
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marion, NC
Certificate issued
2023-11-24
Airworthiness date
2007-12-20
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A250D6
Mode S (octal)
50450326
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N2485Z.
  • 2007-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N2485Z

N2485Z is a 1996 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Marion, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 24, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hirth 2703 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 20, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2485Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2485Z.

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.