# N5142F: 1996 Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II SPEC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II SPEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-acft-challenger-ii-spec) (registry code 05902NQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503DC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dc) (registry code 55582)
- Serial number: CH-21094CW1232
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2011
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A672EF
- Registered owner: [Mathews Lyle W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHEWS%20LYLE%20W)
- Location: [Red Bud, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Red%20Bud)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2038° N, 89.9913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62278, 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=5142F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5142F

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 Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II SPEC)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503DC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5142F.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5142F.

## 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 N5142F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5142F before.

- [Cancelled 1970-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142F-1970-07-15): Cessna T-41A, S/N 655142. Owner: [US Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIR%20FORCE)

## Related

- Other Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II SPEC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-acft-challenger-ii-spec/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503DC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dc.md

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