# N4340D: 1998 Duke Paul CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 2013-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Duke Paul CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/duke-paul-challenger-ii) (registry code 05606OF)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH2-0297-1567
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2009
- Last registry action: October 5, 2009
- Mode S code: A53456
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson Johnny R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20JOHNNY%20R)
- Location: [Lumberton, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Lumberton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0116° N, 89.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39455, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4340D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4340D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340D-2013-05-01

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 Duke Paul CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/duke-paul-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 ERA09LA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA536), Sep 24, 2009: Duke Paul Challenger II (N4340D), Lumberton, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around procedure for unknown reasons.

## 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 20090924017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090924017419A), Sep 24, 2009: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N4340D), Lumberton, MS, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot flew over the runway and made a left bank approximately 1/4 of a mile west of the runway. During the left bank the aircraft descended and hit…

## Other aircraft with N4340D

- [Cancelled 1995-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340D-1995-10-10): Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1, S/N 551192030, built 1992. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Jacobs Ken L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20KEN%20L), [Waxahatchie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waxahatchie)
- [Cancelled 1990-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340D-1990-05-23): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8431008. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1975-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340D-1975-12-11): Beech D-50, S/N DH-103, built 1956. Exported to France. Owner: [Sold To Bixler Robert G DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20BIXLER%20ROBERT%20G%20DBA), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

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