# N283EL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 9, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=283EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283EL

## Aircraft that carried N283EL

- [Cancelled 1991-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283EL-1991-08-09): Lewis Eugene G LEWIS CHALLENGER II, S/N 0283. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lewis Eugene G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20EUGENE%20G), [Black River Falls, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Black%20River%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N283EL (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 ATL91LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA078), Apr 8, 1991: Lewis Challenger II (N283EL), Thomaston, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL CONTAMINATION, FOULED SPARK PLUGS, AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ALSO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N283EL (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 19910408009339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910408009339A), Apr 8, 1991: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 (N283EL), Thomaston, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine quit after liftoff. Stalled and spun in trying to turn back. Had runway ahead. Found water in fuel.

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