Aircraft model · Fixed wing single engine · Airplane · registry codes 0590068, 7350000

Manufacturer (registry)
QUICKSILVER · QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT
Model
GT 500 · GT-500
Registry codes
0590068, 7350000
Registered
8 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engines
1 · 2 cycle
Seats
2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Light sport
Data sheet
TCDSTA1CH
Holder
Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC.

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

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Aircraft by year built · 20

1990Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 20 aircraft
19901
19914
19931
19941
19958
19962
20051
20061
20101

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

No ADs matched this model

Registered aircraft · 8

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('0590068', '7350000')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 2

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

Defining event, 2008 on

Of 1 case NTSB coded with a defining event. All defining events

In the probable cause, 2008 on

Findings NTSB made part of the probable cause. A case can have several. All findings

First occurrence, 1982 to 2007

Of 1 case with NTSB’s older coding, defined in its coding manual.

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('0590068', '7350000')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 5

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20100511033519AQuicksilver GT-500 · Big Lake, TXOn may 11, 2010, at approximately 0750 CDT, the pilot and only occupant of N5502D, a Quicksilver GT-500 primary category aircraft, executed a take off from runway 34 at Reagan County Airport (E41) in Big Lake, Texas. The pilot reported normal engine…May 11, 2010 · N5502D · DestroyedAccident 20070827832239AQckslv GT500 · New London, WI(-23) On August 27, 2007 at 06:52 pm, N2755N, a quicksilver GT500, a "heavy" ultralite aircraft inadvertently became airborne on a private airstrip. The owner/private pilot who was not a licensed mechanic did not have enough remaining runway to stop so he…Aug 27, 2007 · N2755N · Substantial damageIncident 20060831022089IQckslv GT500 · Laconia, NH(-23) Aircraft was on a test flight program for the evaluation of the STC for the full lotus floats installation. During the landing the pilot did not see a wave until the last moment and attempted to go over it. The leading edge of the floats caught the wave…Aug 31, 2006 · N5502J · Minor damageAccident 19990813012179AQckslv GT500 · Ormond Beach, FLPossible stolen aircraft, found abandoned in a field by neighbors who called sheriff, acft found on 8/13/99, sheriff contacted owner who advised he was not aware that acft had been flown in last 2 days, rt wing is damaged and appears to have clipped a tree,…Aug 13, 1999 · N5503M · Substantial damageIncident 19960428015229IQckslv GT500 · Marthas Vineyar, MANarrative: the pilot departed mvy at 12:00 local time. ATIS reported the weather to be clear and the wind to be 240 at 15 knots. The pilot climbed to 3000' asl and was performing the required tests for application for a primary category airworthiness…Apr 28, 1996 · N5502J · Minor damage
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('0590068', '7350000')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports

No reports name this modelGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary.

The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = 'GT500' AND m.code NOT IN ('0590068', '7350000')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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