# N838TG: Gift Tobias Earl CHALLENGER II, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gift Tobias Earl CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/gift-tobias-earl-challenger-ii) (registry code 05623R9)
- Serial number: CH20492B0838
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1993
- Last registry action: July 17, 1996
- Mode S code: AB77C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Gift Tobias E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFT%20TOBIAS%20E)
- Location: [Scappoose, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Scappoose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7996° N, 122.9689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97056, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838TG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838TG-1997-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Gift Tobias Earl CHALLENGER II: https://openairdocs.org/model/gift-tobias-earl-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 SEA95LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA211), Sep 8, 1995: Gift Challenger II (N838TG), Scappoose, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin. Although the aircraft recovery parachute had been activated, there was not enough time (or…

## 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 19950908028139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028139A), Sep 8, 1995: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 (N838TG), Scappoose, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Over gross weight on takeoff. Seen doing wingovers on climbout and spin to ground. Plane nor pilot flown recently.

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