# N81038: Byrd Melvin Gene CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Byrd Melvin Gene CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-melvin-gene-challenger-ii) (registry code 05676GC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH20788CW0344
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AB0C3E
- Registered owner: [Long Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Kinston, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kinston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2274° N, 77.6359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28504, 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=81038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81038

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 (Byrd Melvin Gene CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81038.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N81038.

## 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 N81038

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81038 before.

- [Cancelled 1960-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81038-1960-06-13): Cessna 140, S/N 10328. Owner: [Progressive Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROGRESSIVE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)

## Related

- Other Byrd Melvin Gene CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-melvin-gene-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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