# N259K: Fairchild James CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: date not recorded
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild James CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-james-challenger-ii) (registry code 05615TA)
- Serial number: 317
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A279CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Fairchild Airplane Mfg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRPLANE%20MFG%20CO)
- Location: [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259K-undated

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Fairchild James CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-james-challenger-ii.md

## Other aircraft with N259K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259K): Rans S12XL, S/N RANS13579
- [Cancelled 2004-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259K-2004-05-04): Maule M-7-235B, S/N 23016C, built 1995. Exported to Canada. Owner: [American Beta Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20BETA%20CORPORATION), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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