# N4853A: 1994 Hattabaugh Jack D CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hattabaugh Jack D CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hattabaugh-jack-d-challenger-ii) (registry code 05904JN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth 2702](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2702) (registry code 33735)
- Serial number: CH2 1194 1253
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A5FDEE
- Registered owner: [Beitz Norman Roy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEITZ%20NORMAN%20ROY)
- Location: [Quitman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Quitman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8165° N, 95.4248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75783, 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=4853A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4853A

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 (Hattabaugh Jack D CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth 2702)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4853A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4853A.

## Reports on N4853A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4853A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19841129069269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129069269A), Nov 29, 1984: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N4853A), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. On unauthorized solo flight, student made hard landing and rolled over. Ground was soft in students 3 acre backyard

## 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 N4853A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4853A before.

- [Cancelled 1988-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853A-1988-09-22): Devine Don W EXECUTIVE, S/N 18437316. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1960-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853A-1960-09-29): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-4006. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Safair Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFAIR%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)

## Related

- Other Hattabaugh Jack D CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hattabaugh-jack-d-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Hirth 2702 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2702.md

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