# N43499: 1991 Berg Royal Kenneth CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Berg Royal Kenneth CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/berg-royal-kenneth-challenger-ii) (registry code 056760S, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH20191-0618
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2021
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A535AF
- Registered owner: [Campbell David O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20DAVID%20O)
- Location: [Weatherby, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Weatherby)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9295° N, 94.2199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64497, 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=43499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43499

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 (Berg Royal Kenneth CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N43499.

## NTSB investigations on N43499 not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 MIA83FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA148), May 29, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N43499), Lake Butler, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX70F0215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0215), Dec 6, 1969: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43499), Lamont, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N43499.

## Reports on N43499 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N43499, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830529021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529021689A), May 29, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N43499), Lake Butler, FL, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after sudden engine stoppage. Fuel vent system was blocked.

## 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 N43499

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N43499 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43499-undated): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 327400044. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Berg Royal Kenneth CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/berg-royal-kenneth-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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