Single-engine piston

N797X

2015 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
CH2-0302-2206
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Millersburg, MI
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Registration record

N797X on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH2-0302-2206
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Millersburg, MI
Certificate issued
2023-12-21
Airworthiness date
2016-06-17
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAD413
Mode S (octal)
52552023
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N797X to the current registrant.
  • 2016-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 2006-07-06
    N797X previously assigned to a Homebuilt Raf 2000 (s/n H2-97-8-302); cancelled.
Overview

About N797X

N797X is a 2015 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0302-2206. It is registered to an individual in Millersburg, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 17, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N797X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-12-16 Accident · Walla Walla, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA99LA021
Reported aircraft: Elliott Raf 2000 — a different aircraft that carried the N797X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing.

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.