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Public Record · As of May 5, 2026

N260HP

Aviation Specialties Unlimited CHALLENGER III · 2010 View Type →

Status

Registration Valid

Type

Fixed Wing Single Engine

Engine

LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER

Last Cert Issue

—

Aircraft Resources

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01 /  Registration

Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration

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Tail Number

N260HP

Serial Number

0001

Make

AVIATION SPECIALTIES UNLIMITED

Model

CHALLENGER III

Year of Manufacture

2010

Mfr / Model Code

05629IK

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

Type Engine

4-Cycle

Engines

1

Seats

2

Engine Manufacturer

LYCOMING

Engine Model

AEIO-540 SER

Horsepower

260 hp

Weight Class

CLASS 1

Certification

Experimental (+1 flag) · code 42

Registrant

NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM OF THE SMITHSONIAN I · Government

Address

6TH AND INDEPENDENCE AVE SW · WASHINGTON, DC 20013-7012

FAA Region

1 · County 001

Status

Registration Valid

Airworthiness Date

—

Cert Issue Date

—

Expiration Date

—

Last FAA Action

—

Mode S Hex (ICAO24)

A27FBA

Mode S (Octal)

50477672

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02 /  NTSB Records

Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

Applicable to AVIATION SPECIALTIES UNLIMITED CHALLENGER III

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No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 /  Service Difficulty Reports

FAA SDR filings

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05 /  Related

More on Aviation Specialties Unlimited CHALLENGER III in the Atlas

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06 /  Sources & Methodology

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