Single-engine piston

N97GD

1997 Homebuilt Challenger Two

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
CH20496R1486
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Olympia, WA
Registration record

N97GD on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Challenger Two
Serial
CH20496R1486
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2005-08-24
Airworthiness date
1998-07-23
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD81E6
Mode S (octal)
53300746
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N97GD.
  • 1998-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N97GD

N97GD is a 1997 Homebuilt Challenger Two, serial number CH20496R1486. It is registered to an individual in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 July 23, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97GD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97GD.

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.