# N8711N: 2011 Dexter Clark O CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dexter Clark O CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/dexter-clark-o-challenger-ii) (registry code 05630C5, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: CH2-0409-2859
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 2011
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2022
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ABFC95
- Registered owner: [Meyer Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYER%20MARK%20W)
- Location: [Escanaba, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Escanaba)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7741° N, 87.1363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49829, 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=8711N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8711N

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 (Dexter Clark O CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8711N.

## 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 20220224002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220224002849I), Feb 24, 2022: Dexter Clark O CHALLENGER II (N8711N), Manistique, MI, Minor damage. On 02/24/2022 at approximately 1525 EDT, a 2011 Dexter Clark O model Challenger II[privacy data omitted], performed an emergency landing on indian lake near…

## 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 N8711N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8711N before.

- [Cancelled 1991-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8711N-1991-10-10): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2825611. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Friggle Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIGGLE%20ROBERT%20E), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## Related

- Other Dexter Clark O CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dexter-clark-o-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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