# N260HP: Aviation Specialities Unltd CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 2007-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aviation Specialities Unltd CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviation-specialities-unltd-challenger-ii) (registry code 056020F)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1997
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2003
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A27FBA
- Owner when cancelled: [Pitts S2b LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTS%20S2B%20LLC)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6212° N, 121.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93908, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260HP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-2007-10-22

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 Aviation Specialities Unltd CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviation-specialities-unltd-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 DFW06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA094), Apr 4, 2006: Aviation Specialties Unlimited Challenger II (N260HP), Coushatta, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of control due to premature failure of the elevator's push-pull tube rod-end bearing.

## 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 20060404030669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060404030669A), Apr 4, 2006: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N260HP), Coushatta, LA, Destroyed. (-23) While performing aerobatic training lost elevator control. Pilot bailed out. No injury to pilot. Aircraft destroyed.

## Other aircraft with N260HP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260HP): Aviation Specialties Unlimited CHALLENGER III, S/N 0001, built 2010
- [Cancelled 1996-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-1996-02-05): Aerotek PITTS S2S, S/N 1007. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tucker Sean D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCKER%20SEAN%20D), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)

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