# N2342D: Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-t-gunter-quick-silver-sp-ii) (registry code 056035O, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0511
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A219FE
- Registered owner: [Dees Andrew C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEES%20ANDREW%20C)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6022° N, 88.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36605, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2342D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2342D

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 ERA24LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA349), Aug 16, 2024: Smith T Gunter Quick Silver SP II (N2342D), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane in gusty wind conditions while flying low over water, which resulted in the floats impacting a wave and the airplane’s subsequent nose over…

## 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 20240816015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240816015259A), Aug 16, 2024: Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II (N2342D), Mobile, AL, Destroyed. Pilot was flying low on approach to a water landing in Mobile bay, Mobile, Alabama. The left amphibious float struk the water first causing the aircraft to…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2342D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2342D before.

- [Cancelled 2009-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2342D-2009-05-14): Cessna 170B, S/N 20494, built 1952. Registration revoked. Owner: [Elmore Thos T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELMORE%20THOS%20T%20JR), [Orange Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orange%20Park)

## Related

- Other Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-t-gunter-quick-silver-sp-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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