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N553FT

Schroeder Derek D CHALLENGER 1 CWS

Valid Nebraska

N553FT is a Schroeder Derek D CHALLENGER 1 CWS, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine, built in 2021. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Lincoln, Nebraska. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 26, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 19, 2021.

Aircraft

Maker
Schroeder Derek D
Model
CHALLENGER 1 CWS
Serial number
0215-CW-0808
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 503 DCDI · 52 hp
Seats
1
Year built
2021
Kit
QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT ACFT CORP CHALLENGER 1
Transponder code
A70B1F (octal 51605437)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 26, 2017
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 19, 2021
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01254221

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schroeder Derek D
Type
Individual
Address
1900 Connor St
Lincoln, NE 68505-3695

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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