Single-engine piston

N30438

2003 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2003

Serial

CH2 1102 B 2279

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Xenia, OH

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Registration record

N30438 on the FAA register

Type

2003 Homebuilt Challenger II

Serial

CH2 1102 B 2279

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Registered owner

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

Xenia, OH

Certificate issued

2006-08-08

Airworthiness date

2007-08-31

Registration expires

2028-06-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A33110

Mode S (octal)

50630420

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Kit

Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-06-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2007-08-31
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2006-08-08
Certificate of registration issued as N30438 to the current registrant.
2003-11-03
N30438 previously assigned to a Gulfstream G1159B (s/n 30); cancelled.
1996-09-06
N30438 previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17701254); cancelled.

Overview

About N30438

N30438 is a 2003 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2 1102 B 2279. It is registered to an individual in Xenia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2006 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 August 31, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30438. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-11-11 Accident · Dana Point, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX91LA027

Reported aircraft: Cessna 177A — a different aircraft that carried the N30438 registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

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.