# N723T: 1996 Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/sowieja-challenger-challenger-ii) (registry code 05602EC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1376
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2014
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A9B05A
- Registered owner: [Sowieja Diane L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWIEJA%20DIANE%20L)
- Location: [Farmington, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Farmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6287° N, 93.1356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55024, 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=723T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723T

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 (Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N723T.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20181102021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102021359I), Nov 2, 2018: Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II (N723T), Farmington, MN, Minor damage. Pilot experienced engine failure on final approach to runway. Emergency landing made into soybean field. Damage to nose gear tube and left main gear tube in…

## 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 N723T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N723T before.

- [Cancelled 1987-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723T-1987-10-30): Beech G18S, S/N BA579. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wixom J Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIXOM%20J%20RICHARD), [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)

## Related

- Other Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sowieja-challenger-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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