# N4848A: 1996 Quicksilver SPORT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quicksilver SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport) (registry code 05902IO, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564)
- Serial number: 527728857
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 2008
- Certificate issued: January 6, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A5FAE6
- Registered owner: [Smith Russell M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RUSSELL%20M)
- Location: [Bokeelia, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bokeelia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6692° N, 82.1535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33922, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4848A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4848A

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 503 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Quicksilver SPORT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4848A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4848A.

## 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 N4848A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4848A before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4848A-1976-05-24): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 224001. Owner: [Depew Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPEW%20RICHARD%20G), [Rhonert Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rhonert%20Park)

## Related

- Other Quicksilver SPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series.md

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