# N8180Q: 1998 Quest II Walsh AVENTURA II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quest II Walsh AVENTURA II](https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-ii-walsh-aventura-ii) (registry code 05606FX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: AP2A0052
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2021
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB297B
- Registered owner: [Hubbard Phillip E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBBARD%20PHILLIP%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Holton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4504° N, 86.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49425, 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=8180Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180Q

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 (Quest II Walsh AVENTURA II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

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 LAX00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA059), Dec 26, 1999: Quest II Walsh Aventura II (N8180Q), Antioch, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inattention to the fact that he had failed to retract the landing gear wheels prior to performing a water landing.

## 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 19991226037109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991226037109A), Dec 26, 1999: Amtr AVENTURAII (N8180Q), Antioch, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 26, 1999, about 1404 hours pacific standard time, an experimental quest ii walsh ltd., aventura ii, N8180Q, operated by the pilot, nosed over…

## Reports on N8180Q not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8180Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19800724062319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724062319I), Jul 24, 1980: Cessna TU206F (N8180Q), Norwood, CO, Minor damage. Landed downwind. Nose gear struck hole and collapsed.

## 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 N8180Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8180Q before.

- [Cancelled 1995-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8180Q-1995-12-08): Beech 400A, S/N RK80. Exported to Pakistan. Owner: [Euroflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROFLIGHT%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8180Q-undated): Cessna TU206F, S/N U20603103. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Quest II Walsh AVENTURA II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-ii-walsh-aventura-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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