Single-engine piston

N8515Q

1996 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
042724
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Memphis, TN
Registration record

N8515Q on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
042724
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Memphis, TN
Certificate issued
2016-09-26
Airworthiness date
2007-06-13
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ABAE25
Mode S (octal)
52727045
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8515Q to the current registrant.
  • 2007-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2003-10-21
    N8515Q previously assigned to a Cessna U206F (s/n U20603372); cancelled.
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N8515Q

N8515Q is a 1996 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number 042724. It is registered to an individual in Memphis, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated June 13, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8515Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-09-17 Accident · Circle, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC02LA122
Reported aircraft: Cessna 206 — a different aircraft that carried the N8515Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A partial separation of the nose wheel flange from the hub that resulted in a nose over during the landing roll.

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.