Single-engine piston

N44671

1996 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
CH20295GW1289
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Du Quoin, IL
Registration record

N44671 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH20295GW1289
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Du Quoin, IL
Certificate issued
2025-09-30
Airworthiness date
1996-10-11
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5644E
Mode S (octal)
51262116
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N44671 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990-03-16
    N44671 previously assigned to a Northrop F-20A (s/n GI1002); cancelled.
  • 1974-11-19
    N44671 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R-7435321); cancelled.
Overview

About N44671

N44671 is a 1996 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH20295GW1289. It is registered to an individual in Du Quoin, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 11, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44671.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44671.

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.