# N778H: 2005 Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 2022-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-challenger-ii) (registry code 059010P)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: CH2-0905-CW-2671
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2007
- Last registry action: September 14, 2018
- Mode S code: AA876E
- Owner when cancelled: [Homan Harold E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOMAN%20HAROLD%20E)
- Location: [Presque Isle, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Presque%20Isle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2858° N, 83.4797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49777, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778H-2022-06-04

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 Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-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 CEN21LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA420), Sep 11, 2021: Quad City Ultralight Challenger II (N778H), Rogers City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the right wing’s forward lift strut from the fuselage due to a missing nylon-insert lock nut. Contributing to the accident was the noncertificated pilot’s decision to operate the…

## 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 20210911015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911015569A), Sep 11, 2021: Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II (N778H), Rogers City, MI, Substantial damage. On September 11, 2021, at approximately 07:50 local time, an experimental light-sport aircraft a model Challenger II, N788H, [privacy data omitted]operated by…

## Other aircraft with N778H

- [Cancelled 1991-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778H-1991-02-07): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 273888. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Howell L V Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWELL%20L%20V%20JR), [Olton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Olton)
- [Cancelled 1972-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778H-1972-11-06): Cessna 185C, S/N 185-0768. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Roslyn Pines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSLYN%20PINES%20INC), [Roslyn Heights, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Roslyn%20Heights)
- [Cancelled 1952-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778H-1952-01-05): Stearman 4E, S/N 4018. Owner: [Church Firman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCH%20FIRMAN), [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)

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