Single-engine piston

N80231

2002 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
CH 5 158
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hirth 3203
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Las Cruces, NM
Registration record

N80231 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH 5 158
Engines
Hirth 3203
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Las Cruces, NM
Certificate issued
2007-08-09
Airworthiness date
2007-12-15
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAEC26
Mode S (octal)
52566046
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N80231 to the current registrant.
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1979-04-11
    N80231 previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-211); cancelled.
Overview

About N80231

N80231 is a 2002 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH 5 158. It is registered to an individual in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2007 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hirth 3203 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 15, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N80231.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N80231.

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.