Single-engine piston

N503DB

2007 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
CH2-0397-1586
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Orlando, FL
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Registration record

N503DB on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH2-0397-1586
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Orlando, FL
Certificate issued
2016-06-09
Airworthiness date
2010-01-28
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A64562
Mode S (octal)
51442542
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N503DB to the current registrant.
  • 2010-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2002-05-20
    N503DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n 90CW0554); cancelled.
  • 1990-08-14
    N503DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n CH20586B0198); cancelled.
Overview

About N503DB

N503DB is a 2007 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0397-1586. It is registered to an individual in Orlando, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2016 and expires on June 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 January 28, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N503DB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-04 Accident · Lebanon, IN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI91DEX04
Reported aircraft: Wilbur D. Batman Challenger II — a different aircraft that carried the N503DB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN STALL AIRSPEED WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS FAILURE OF THE ENGINE STARTER CLUTCH.

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.