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N4601F

Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II

Valid Illinois

N4601F is a Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine, built in 1995. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lena, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 24, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for operating light-sport previously certificated, dated April 29, 2013.

Aircraft

Maker
Searby Steve E
Model
CHALLENGER II
Serial number
SS001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 447 · 40 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1995
Transponder code
A59C1C (octal 51316034)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 24, 2007
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Operating light-sport previously certificated · April 29, 2013
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00396799

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Searby Steve E
Type
Individual
Address
506 N Center St
Lena, IL 61048-9201

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

1978-09-26Piper PA-28R-200 · exported to United Kingdom · Valid registration
1967-01-23Cessna TP206A · exported to Panama · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data