# N5827U: 1996 Quicksilver MXII SPRINT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quicksilver MXII SPRINT](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxii-sprint) (registry code 05902NV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: MK25827U
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2007
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A780B6
- Registered owner: [Silverman Phillip E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVERMAN%20PHILLIP%20E)
- Location: [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9006° N, 117.9147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92835, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5827U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5827U

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 (Quicksilver MXII SPRINT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5827U.

## NTSB investigations on N5827U not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA188), Apr 13, 1994: Bell 47G-2 (N5827U), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL AND FUEL SYSTEM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5827U.

## Reports on N5827U not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5827U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19940412000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940412000719A), Apr 12, 1994: Bell 47G2 (N5827U), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost power while hovering low over orchard. Demo flight for frost control dropped into trees. Sand in fuel.

## 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 N5827U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5827U before.

- [Cancelled 1970-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5827U-1970-03-13): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2826658. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

## Related

- Other Quicksilver MXII SPRINT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxii-sprint/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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