Single-engine piston

N44489

Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
CH II 1097 1676
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blazquez Angel R + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Sterling, IL
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Registration record

N44489 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH II 1097 1676
Engines
1
Registered owner
Blazquez Angel R + 1 co-owner
Sterling, IL
Certificate issued
2022-04-14
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A55D0B
Mode S (octal)
51256413
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N44489 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-03-16
    N44489 previously assigned to a Cessna A152 (s/n A1520757); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-29
    N44489 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 10289); cancelled.
Overview

About N44489

N44489 is a Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH II 1097 1676. The FAA register lists Blazquez Angel R + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Sterling, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44489. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-04-17 Accident · Waynesville Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0848
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12D — a different aircraft that carried the N44489 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.