Single-engine piston

N98GD

1997 Homebuilt Challenger II CWS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
CH2-1297CW-1694
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Belmond, IA
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Registration record

N98GD on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Challenger II CWS
Serial
CH2-1297CW-1694
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Belmond, IA
Certificate issued
2022-08-22
Airworthiness date
1998-12-01
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADA965
Mode S (octal)
53324545
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N98GD.
  • 1998-12-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N98GD

N98GD is a 1997 Homebuilt Challenger II CWS, serial number CH2-1297CW-1694. It is registered to an individual in Belmond, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2022 and expires on August 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 December 1, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98GD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98GD.

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.