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N493KV

Rathburn John CHALLENGER II

Valid Indiana

N493KV is a Rathburn John CHALLENGER II, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2005. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Glenwood, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 7, 2005 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 20, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Rathburn John
Model
CHALLENGER II
Serial number
CH2-1204-CW-2563
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Seats
2
Year built
2005
Kit
QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT ACFT CORP CHALLENGER II
Transponder code
A61C32 (octal 51416062)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 7, 2005
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 20, 2006
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00201149

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Rathburn John H
Type
Individual
Address
8000 W County Road 300 S
Glenwood, IN 46133-9504

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Documents on file 0

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

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