Single-engine piston

N897BL

1998 Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
CH2-0197-CW-1557
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Riceville, TN
Registration record

N897BL on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH2-0197-CW-1557
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Riceville, TN
Certificate issued
2013-07-17
Airworthiness date
1998-06-04
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC5F79
Mode S (octal)
53057571
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N897BL.
  • 1998-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N897BL

N897BL is a 1998 Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH2-0197-CW-1557. It is registered to an individual in Riceville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 June 4, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N897BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N897BL.

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.