# N4278E: 1997 Quad City Challenger CHALLENGER 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quad City Challenger CHALLENGER 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-challenger-1) (registry code 05901MI, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 028700219
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 29, 2015
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A51915
- Registered owner: [Webber Alvin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBBER%20ALVIN%20R)
- Location: [Valley Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valley%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1586° N, 120.8432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95252, 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=4278E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278E

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 Challenger CHALLENGER 1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4278E.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4278E.

## 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 N4278E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4278E before.

- [Cancelled 1994-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278E-1994-08-24): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0525. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Liberty Flight Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIBERTY%20FLIGHT%20CENTER), [Liberty, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Liberty)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278E-1949-06-17): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC7166. Owner: [University Of Oklahoma](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20OKLAHOMA)

## Related

- Other Quad City Challenger CHALLENGER 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-challenger-1/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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