# N2170X: 1990 Ray Kirk CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ray Kirk CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-kirk-challenger-ii) (registry code 05676KL, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH20489B0413
- Year built: 1990
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1990
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1990
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A1D5F1
- Registered owner: [Ray Kirk P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAY%20KIRK%20P)
- Location: [Yulee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Yulee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6621° N, 81.6489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32097, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2170X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2170X

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 (Ray Kirk CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2170X.

## NTSB investigations on N2170X not matched to an aircraft (1)

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 CHI86FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA031), Nov 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N2170X), Washington Twp., IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2170X.

## Reports on N2170X not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2170X, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19851121058029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851121058029A), Nov 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N2170X), Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine failed on final due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft spun into wooded area. Pilot failed to check fuel quantity.

## 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 N2170X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2170X before.

- [Cancelled 1972-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2170X-1972-11-15): Cessna 337, S/N 337-0070. Owner: [Kay Julius P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAY%20JULIUS%20P), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2170X-undated): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 287916346. Second triennial mailing, no response

## Related

- Other Ray Kirk CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-kirk-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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