Single-engine piston

N985ER

Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
CH20793CW0988
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Evansville, IN
Registration record

N985ER on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH20793CW0988
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Evansville, IN
Certificate issued
2021-11-04
Airworthiness date
1994-12-21
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADBE2B
Mode S (octal)
53337053
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N985ER.
  • 1994-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N985ER

N985ER is a Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH20793CW0988. It is registered to an individual in Evansville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2021 and expires on November 30, 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 December 21, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985ER.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985ER.

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.