Single-engine piston

N553FT

2021 Homebuilt Challenger 1 CWS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
0215-CW-0808
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lincoln, NE
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Registration record

N553FT on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt Challenger 1 CWS
Serial
0215-CW-0808
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lincoln, NE
Certificate issued
2017-05-26
Airworthiness date
2021-12-19
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A70B1F
Mode S (octal)
51605437
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER 1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N553FT.
Overview

About N553FT

N553FT is a 2021 Homebuilt Challenger 1 CWS, serial number 0215-CW-0808. It is registered to an individual in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 19, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N553FT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N553FT.

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.