# N516BW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 22, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516BW

## Aircraft that carried N516BW

- [Cancelled 2026-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516BW-2026-06-22): Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E, S/N 1007. Owner: [Beecher Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECHER%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Cumming, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cumming)

## NTSB investigations on N516BW (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 CEN26LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA003), Oct 1, 2025: Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E (N516BW), Earlham, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N516BW (2)

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 20251001015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251001015319A), Oct 1, 2025: Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E (N516BW), Winterset, IA, Substantial damage. Engine power loss due to fuel exhaustion while on the RNAV 14 approach to 3Y3 at 2,700 ft. an emergency landing was performed on a recently tilled farm field…
- [Incident 20120516008159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516008159I), May 16, 2012: Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E (N516BW), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Pilot flew 312 NM trip and miss calucated his fuel burn and landed 1 mile short with no fuel on board.

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