Single-engine piston

N2542A

1992 Quad City Ultralight Acft Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
0392-0829
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Punta Gorda, FL
Registration record

N2542A on the FAA register

Type
1992 Quad City Ultralight Acft Challenger II
Serial
0392-0829
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Punta Gorda, FL
Certificate issued
2013-09-04
Airworthiness date
2007-09-18
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A268F9
Mode S (octal)
50464371
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).
  • 2013-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N2542A to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2004-04-19
    N2542A previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 38-78A0745); cancelled.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
  • 1970-06-30
    N2542A previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-839); cancelled.
Overview

About N2542A

N2542A is a 1992 Quad City Ultralight Acft Challenger II, serial number 0392-0829. It is registered to co-owners in Punta Gorda, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 September 18, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2542A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-02-28 Accident · Lincoln, RI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC01LA081
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38-112 — a different aircraft that carried the N2542A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loose fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.

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.