Single-engine piston

N7779P

2003 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
DJB 101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rushmore, MN
Registration record

N7779P on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
DJB 101
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rushmore, MN
Certificate issued
2026-02-27
Airworthiness date
2003-03-27
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA86A9
Mode S (octal)
52503251
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N7779P to the current registrant.
  • 2003-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1993-12-08
    N7779P previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 250 (s/n 242996); cancelled.
Overview

About N7779P

N7779P is a 2003 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number DJB 101. It is registered to an individual in Rushmore, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 27, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7779P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-06-26 Accident · Elwell, MI Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CHI93FA225
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24-250 — a different aircraft that carried the N7779P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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.