# N284DS: 2013 Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 2014-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-g-stokes-challenger-ii) (registry code 05631IS)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: CH2-0911-LSS-L65-0196
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 2013
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2011
- Last registry action: December 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A2DD33
- Owner when cancelled: [Stokes Donald G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOKES%20DONALD%20G)
- Location: [Crockett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crockett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2849° N, 95.4906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75835, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284DS-2014-05-30

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 Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-g-stokes-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 CEN14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA170), Mar 21, 2014: Donald G Stokes Challenger II (N284DS), Crockett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard landing.

## 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 20140321003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321003579A), Mar 21, 2014: Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II (N284DS), Crockett, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot states that at approximately 1415 CDT, aircraft was on approach to private grass strip near Crockett, TX, when the landing gear struck the top wire of…

## Other aircraft with N284DS

- [Cancelled 2008-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284DS-2008-09-11): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.957. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC), London Ontario

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