Single-engine piston

N8260D

1997 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
CH2-1297-1690
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newbern, TN
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Registration record

N8260D on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH2-1297-1690
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newbern, TN
Certificate issued
2023-11-18
Airworthiness date
1999-05-26
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB4981
Mode S (octal)
52644601
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

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8260D to the current registrant.
  • 1999-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1990-12-28
    N8260D previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288116027); cancelled.
Overview

About N8260D

N8260D is a 1997 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-1297-1690. It is registered to an individual in Newbern, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 26, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8260D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8260D.

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.