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N657SB

Near Thomas C CHALLENGER II

Valid Kansas

N657SB is a Near Thomas C CHALLENGER II, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lawrence, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 1, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 28, 2019.

Aircraft

Maker
Near Thomas C
Model
CHALLENGER II
Serial number
CH2-0605-2644
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Rotax 503 DCDI · 52 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT ACFT CORP CHALLENGER II
Transponder code
A8A84D (octal 52124115)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 1, 2021
Expires
March 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 28, 2019
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01001995

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Near Thomas C
Type
Individual
Address
434 Stoneridge Dr
Lawrence, KS 66049-4907

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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