# N5065Q: 2006 Destiny XLT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Destiny XLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/destiny-xlt) (registry code 059005G, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 3C0526
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 2009
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2022
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A65350
- Registered owner: [Garber Chet I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARBER%20CHET%20I)
- Location: [Ohatchee, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ohatchee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7812° N, 86.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36271, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5065Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5065Q

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 (Destiny XLT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

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 ERA23LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA003), Sep 24, 2022: Destiny XLT (N5065Q), Oneonta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the powered parachute during takeoff.

## 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 20220924017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220924017159A), Sep 24, 2022: Destiny XLT (N5065Q), Altoona, AL, Substantial damage. Per eyewitnesses, [privacy data omitted] performed a normal takeoff. Once airborne for several seconds, the aicraft went into the trees adjacent to the north…

## 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 N5065Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5065Q before.

- [Cancelled 1990-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065Q-1990-04-11): Cessna 310N, S/N 310N0165. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Destiny XLT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/destiny-xlt/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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