# N500L: 1999 Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-lorin-l-hatz-xb-ii) (registry code 05606ES, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 500
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2007
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A63AEA
- Registered owner: [Wuest Luke S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WUEST%20LUKE%20S)
- Location: [Pickett, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Pickett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9154° N, 88.7418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54964, 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=500L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500L

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 (Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CEN12CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA409), Jul 1, 2012: Wilkinson Lorin L Hatz XB-II (N500L), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## 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 20120701014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120701014129A), Jul 1, 2012: Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II (N500L), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he had made a three point landing on runway 18 at Oshkosh, WI (kosh). After landing the pilot reported the aircraft pulled sharply left,…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N500L not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N500L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR MXIA2016051800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MXIA2016051800001), May 18, 2016: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED NDI INSPECTION OF THE CABIN DOOR HINGE A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON 1 OF THE LOBES OF THE DOOR SIDE HINGE HALF. EDDY CURRENT METHOD OF NDI WAS USE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N500L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N500L before.

- [Cancelled 1985-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500L-1985-09-13): Beech D18S, S/N A415. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Rhoades Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHOADES%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Seymour, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Seymour)

## Related

- Other Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-lorin-l-hatz-xb-ii/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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