# N8398T: Perry Henry C CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Perry Henry C CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-henry-c-challenger-ii) (registry code 05617EX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: CH2-0803-2355
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2025
- Expires: March 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AB7D4B
- Registered owner: [Wood Timothy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20TIMOTHY)
- Location: [Lexington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8676° N, 80.3171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27295, 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=8398T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398T

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 (Perry Henry C CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8398T.

## NTSB investigations on N8398T not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 NYC83FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA187), Jul 22, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N8398T), Fairton, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DCA82FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82FA030), Aug 31, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N8398T), Woodbridge, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8398T.

## Reports on N8398T not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N8398T, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830721075429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721075429A), Jul 21, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8398T), Fairton, NJ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot continued VFR flight into area of deteriorating weather and thunderstorms. Crashed during radar vectors.
- [Accident 19820831043259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831043259A), Aug 31, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N8398T), Woodbridge, WA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped

## 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 N8398T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8398T before.

- [Cancelled 2019-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398T-2019-10-24): Kiebke Theodore M SNB, S/N 001, built 2011. Owner: [Kiebke Theodore M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIEBKE%20THEODORE%20M), [Detroit Lakes, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Detroit%20Lakes)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398T-undated): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288190149. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Perry Henry C CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-henry-c-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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