# N5557E: Quad City CHALLENGER I

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quad City CHALLENGER I](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-i) (registry code 05903N8, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 04950566
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Certificate issued: April 8, 2021
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A71550
- Registered owner: [Whitehead John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITEHEAD%20JOHN%20N)
- Location: [Andersonville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Andersonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2269° N, 84.0097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37705, 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=5557E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5557E

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 I)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5557E.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5557E.

## 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 N5557E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5557E before.

- [Cancelled 2003-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557E-2003-08-12): Eilts Lawrence TX-1000, S/N 2111. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Eilts Lawrence H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EILTS%20LAWRENCE%20H), [Cumberland, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cumberland)
- [Cancelled 1980-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557E-1980-04-18): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271889. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cape Central Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20CENTRAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Cape Girardeau, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Cape%20Girardeau)

## Related

- Other Quad City CHALLENGER I aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-i/aircraft.md

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