# N516BW: Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E, registration cancelled 2026-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E](https://openairdocs.org/model/quartz-mountain-aerospace-11e) (registry code 7320100)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360-ES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (registry code 17160)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-804](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-804), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 2, 2024
- Last registry action: April 2, 2024
- Mode S code: A677E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Beecher Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECHER%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Cumming, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cumming)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4759° N, 93.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50061, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516BW-2026-06-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E: https://openairdocs.org/model/quartz-mountain-aerospace-11e.md

## 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 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 (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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