Single-engine piston

N289MN

2015 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2015
Serial
2089
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
What Cheer, IA
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Registration record

N289MN on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
2089
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
What Cheer, IA
Certificate issued
2024-04-20
Airworthiness date
2022-02-04
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2F08A
Mode S (octal)
50570212
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N289MN.
  • 2022-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-02-11
    Accident at Punta Gorda, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
Overview

About N289MN

N289MN is a 2015 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number 2089. It is registered to an individual in What Cheer, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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 (amateur-built), dated February 4, 2022.

N289MN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-02-11 Accident · Punta Gorda, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA17CA136
Reported aircraft: Nielsen Martin M Challenger II
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during 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.