Single-engine piston

N53457

2004 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
CH-2-0304-2454
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tango Echo Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Holly Lake Ranch, TX
Registration record

N53457 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH-2-0304-2454
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Tango Echo Aero LLC
Holly Lake Ranch, TX
Certificate issued
2023-01-14
Airworthiness date
2005-07-20
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6C270
Mode S (octal)
51541160
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N53457 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1948-12-02
    N53457 previously assigned to a Douglas C-47A (s/n 20105); cancelled.
Overview

About N53457

N53457 is a 2004 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH-2-0304-2454. The FAA register lists Tango Echo Aero LLC as the registrant in Holly Lake Ranch, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 20, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53457.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53457.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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