# N61439: Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-acft-challenger-ii) (registry code 059010Q, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564)
- Serial number: CH2-1295-1427
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2026
- Expires: April 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A8007D
- Registered owner: [Marciano Charles Z](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARCIANO%20CHARLES%20Z)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1145° N, 77.5550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14618, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61439
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61439

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 503 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N61439.

## NTSB investigations on N61439 not matched to an aircraft (1)

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 FTW02LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA201), Jul 7, 2002: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61439), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N61439.

## Reports on N61439 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N61439, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20020707014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707014999A), Jul 7, 2002: Hughes 269C1 (N61439), Waco, TX, No damage. (-23) On 07 July, 2002 at about 18:30 LCL a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter operated by heart of Texas helicopters on a pleasure flight crashed during an attempted…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N61439 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N61439, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6341), Oct 20, 1995: PLUG. MISSING. LOWER PULLEY (CRANK) PLUG MISSING. STANDARD OIL PLUG INSTALLED IN ENGINE. LYCOMING P/N 77416 SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ENGINES ON 269 SERIES HELICOPTERS PER LYCOMI

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N61439

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61439 before.

- [Cancelled 1988-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61439-1988-05-20): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317405466. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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