# N2480Y: 1996 Brown Benjamin C CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brown Benjamin C CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-benjamin-c-challenger-ii) (registry code 0590207, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: CH20394-4139
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A25026
- Registered owner: [Gray David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2480Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480Y

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 (Brown Benjamin C CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA23LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA360), Sep 1, 2023: Brown Benjamin C Challenger II (N2480Y), Moultonborough, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a loss of compression in one of the engine’s two cylinders.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20230901015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230901015639A), Sep 1, 2023: Brown Benjamin C CHALLENGER II (N2480Y), Moultonborough, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot stated the aircraft produced normal takeoff power and departed the runway without issue but shortly after departing runway 22 at 4MB the engine slowly…

## 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 N2480Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2480Y before.

- [Cancelled 2001-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2480Y-2001-12-10): Cessna 172D, S/N 17249780, built 1962. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Powell Richard T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWELL%20RICHARD%20T), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

## Related

- Other Brown Benjamin C CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-benjamin-c-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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