# N960B: 2011 Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S](https://openairdocs.org/model/radley-vincent-quicksilver-sport-2s) (registry code 056297V, 2 seats)
- Engine: [HKS 700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (registry code 33777)
- Serial number: 0249
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc SPORT 2S
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 2011
- Certificate issued: January 2, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD5C3F
- Registered owner: [O'Brien Patrick C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O'BRIEN%20PATRICK%20C)
- Location: [Daleville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Daleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2576° N, 85.7358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36322, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=960B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N960B

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 (Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (HKS 700E)

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 ERA24FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA221), May 20, 2024: Radley Vincent Quicksilver Sport 2S (N960B), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low…

## 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 20240520006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240520006529A), May 20, 2024: Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S (N960B), Cleveland, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The accident circumstances are that the pilot operating under a sport pilot’s [privacy data omitted] attempted a takeoff on a grass field heading south with an…

## 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 N960B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N960B before.

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960B-2013-06-27): Bell 47H-1, S/N 1373, built 1954. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Terre Haute, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Terre%20Haute)

## Related

- Other Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/radley-vincent-quicksilver-sport-2s/aircraft.md
- The HKS 700E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e.md

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