Single-engine piston

N53RK

2001 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2001

Serial

CH2-0298-B-1713

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Leesburg, FL

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Registration record

N53RK on the FAA register

Type

2001 Homebuilt Challenger II

Serial

CH2-0298-B-1713

Engines

Rotax 503 DCDI

Registered owner

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

Leesburg, FL

Certificate issued

2025-10-28

Airworthiness date

2008-01-16

Registration expires

2032-10-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A6AF95

Mode S (octal)

51527625

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2032-10-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-10-28
Certificate of registration issued as N53RK.
2008-01-16
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2001
Manufactured (2001).

Overview

About N53RK

N53RK is a 2001 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0298-B-1713. It is registered to an individual in Leesburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 16, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53RK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53RK.

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.