# N4601F: 1995 Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/searby-steve-e-challenger-ii) (registry code 05903JK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: SS001
- Year built: 1995
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2013
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A59C1C
- Registered owner: [Searby Steve E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEARBY%20STEVE%20E)
- Location: [Lena, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3826° N, 89.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61048, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4601F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4601F

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 (Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4601F.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4601F.

## 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 N4601F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4601F before.

- [Cancelled 1978-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4601F-1978-09-26): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7635418, built 1976. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Mayson James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYSON%20JAMES%20A), [Newport, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport)
- [Cancelled 1967-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4601F-1967-01-23): Cessna TP206A, S/N P206-0201. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Searby Steve E CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/searby-steve-e-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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