Single-engine piston

N2493G

1995 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1995

Serial

CH2-0195-1277

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Co-owned · sign in to see

Based

Newland, NC

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Registration record

N2493G on the FAA register

Type

1995 Homebuilt Challenger II

Serial

CH2-0195-1277

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Registered owner

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

Newland, NC

Certificate issued

2012-09-24

Airworthiness date

2007-09-25

Registration expires

2028-09-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A25436

Mode S (octal)

50452066

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-09-24
Certificate of registration issued as N2493G to the current registrant.
2007-09-25
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2000-11-20
N2493G previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 38-79A0546); cancelled.
1995
Manufactured (1995).
1975-02-14
N2493G previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182B Skylane (s/n 51793); cancelled.

Overview

About N2493G

N2493G is a 1995 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0195-1277. It is registered to co-owners in Newland, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2012 and expires on September 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 September 25, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2493G. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-10-01 Accident · San Luis Obispo, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX00FA354

Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38 — a different aircraft that carried the N2493G registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.

1980-05-05 Accident · Columbia,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1392

Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38 — a different aircraft that carried the N2493G registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: BASE.

1974-12-24 Accident · Naturita,Colo, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3787

Reported aircraft: Cessna 182B — a different aircraft that carried the N2493G registration before this airframe.

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.