# N7779B: 2012 Schuster Randall J CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schuster Randall J CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/schuster-randall-j-challenger-ii) (registry code 056297L, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: CH2-1207-CW-2830
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 2012
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2010
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AA869D
- Registered owner: [Schuster Randall J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHUSTER%20RANDALL%20J)
- Location: [Holy Cross, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Holy%20Cross)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6066° N, 90.9640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52053, 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=7779B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779B

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 (Schuster Randall J CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7779B.

## NTSB investigations on N7779B 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 ANC64A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0012), Sep 5, 1963: Curtiss-Wrt C-46 (N7779B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7779B.

## 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 N7779B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7779B before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779B-undated): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 26902. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Bellomy Lawson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLOMY%20LAWSON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Schuster Randall J CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schuster-randall-j-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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