# N2159M: Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 2013-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/herink-h-r-herink-r-w-challenger-ii) (registry code 05676JV)
- Serial number: CH20289R0392
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: January 19, 1993
- Mode S code: A1CFB4
- Location: [Dixon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Dixon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8295° N, 89.4771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61021, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2159M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2159M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159M-2013-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/herink-h-r-herink-r-w-challenger-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA041), Nov 27, 2007: Herink H R/Herink R W Challenger (N2159M), Apple River, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and the gusty wind conditions.

## 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.

- [Accident 20071127832219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071127832219A), Nov 27, 2007: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N2159M), Apple River, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The two seat ultralight aircraft impacted the ground in a cultivated corn field on an easterly heading after a departure from runway 36 at Foster Field…

## Other aircraft with N2159M

- [Cancelled 1956-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159M-1956-02-17): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20944. Owner: [John D Broom](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20D%20BROOM), [Argura, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Argura)

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