# N203CB: Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-challenger-ii) (registry code 05902DV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: CH20987B0271
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2026
- Expires: April 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A19D5C
- Registered owner: [Luptowski Joseph M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUPTOWSKI%20JOSEPH%20M)
- Location: [Hudsonville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hudsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8632° N, 85.8874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49426, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203CB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N203CB.

## NTSB investigations on N203CB not matched to an aircraft (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA020), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N203CB), Greenville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DGM29), Mar 26, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N203CB), Greenville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FIJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ02), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N203CB), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N203CB.

## Reports on N203CB not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N203CB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19821105056999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105056999A), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N203CB), Greenville, PA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after lift off and pilot made emergency landing straight ahead into trees.
- [Accident 19760326008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008319A), Mar 26, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N203CB), Greenville, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.
- [Accident 19740718023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718023259A), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N203CB), Morgantown, WV, Substantial damage. 2Nd lndg,3 point,acft t/d hard on nose gr.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N203CB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N203CB before.

- [Cancelled 2002-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203CB-2002-09-13): North American T-28A, S/N 485, built 1951. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Byrd Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRD%20CHARLES%20L), [Lauderhill, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lauderhill)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203CB-undated): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287325615. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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