# N815A: Donley Robert L CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Donley Robert L CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/donley-robert-l-challenger-ii) (registry code 059005N, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH212042570
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AB1BEF
- Registered owner: [Abbott Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBOTT%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9230° N, 91.6885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52404, 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=815A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815A

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 (Donley Robert L CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N815A.

## 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 20090122001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090122001619I), Jan 22, 2009: Donley CHALLENGERII (N815A), Galesburg, IL, Minor damage. (-23) While in cruise flight the aircraft's engine quit and the pilot made an emergnecy landing in a field. Upon landing the left main landing gear leg was…

## Reports on N815A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N815A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19931117051629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117051629I), Nov 17, 1993: Lear 35A (N815A), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.

## 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 N815A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N815A before.

- [Cancelled 1952-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815A-1952-06-25): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-119. Owner: [Buffalo Air Park Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFFALO%20AIR%20PARK%20INC), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)

## Related

- Other Donley Robert L CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/donley-robert-l-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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