# Quicksilver GT 500 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry codes: 0590068, 7350000 - Manufacturer (registry): QUICKSILVER · QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT - Model: GT 500 · GT-500 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · 2 cycle - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Light sport - Data sheet: [TCDS TA1CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA1CH) (OpenAirDocs) - Holder: Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC. - Registered aircraft: 8 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-500 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. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (8) - [N224RL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224RL): [Lefebvre Richard Joseph-Louis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEFEBVRE%20RICHARD%20JOSEPH-LOUIS), [Rcho Sta Marg, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rcho%20Sta%20Marg), built 1996, S/N 00244 - [N25235](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25235): [Williams Johnathon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20JOHNATHON%20L), [Newburgh, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Newburgh), built 2005, S/N GT5000402 - [N2796U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2796U): [Wuolo William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WUOLO%20WILLIAM%20E), [North Port, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/North%20Port), S/N 246 - [N378GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378GT): [Kessinger Daniel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KESSINGER%20DANIEL%20R), [Munfordville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Munfordville), S/N 0403 - [N41157](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41157): [Heidel David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEIDEL%20DAVID%20A), [Spring Creek, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Spring%20Creek), built 1994, S/N 45568 - [N5500R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5500R): [Easy Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASY%20FLIGHT%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas), built 1995, S/N GT5 TC0102 - [N5502J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502J): [Pendley Terry L B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENDLEY%20TERRY%20L%20B), [Carbon Hill, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Carbon%20Hill), built 1995, S/N GT5-TC0104 - [N7191H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7191H): [Long Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20RICHARD%20D), [Kelseyville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kelseyville), built 1990, S/N 0048 ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 CEN10CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA249), May 11, 2010: Quicksilver GT-500 (N5502D), Big Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control when the airplane unexpectedly encountered a downdraft shortly after takeoff. - [NTSB ATL99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA117), Aug 13, 1999: Quicksilver GT-500 (N5503M), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with an object for an undetermined reasons. A factor was the stolen/unauthorized use of the airplane. ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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 20100511033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100511033519A), May 11, 2010: Quicksilver GT-500 (N5502D), Big Lake, TX, Destroyed. On 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… - [Accident 20070827832239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070827832239A), Aug 27, 2007: Qckslv GT500 (N2755N), New London, WI, Substantial damage. (-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… - [Incident 20060831022089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831022089I), Aug 31, 2006: Qckslv GT500 (N5502J), Laconia, NH, Minor damage. (-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… - [Accident 19990813012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813012179A), Aug 13, 1999: Qckslv GT500 (N5503M), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Possible 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… - [Incident 19960428015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428015229I), Apr 28, 1996: Qckslv GT500 (N5502J), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: 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… ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Griffith Lewis A GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/griffith-lewis-a-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622IF - [Keppel Merritt GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/keppel-merritt-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623YL - [Graves Cecil GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/graves-cecil-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05626BH - [Mcintire Shane GT 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcintire-shane-gt-500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05626C8 - [Mark D Slining GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-d-slining-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633HJ - [James Davis GT-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-davis-gt-500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056344K - [Quicksilver Northeast GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-northeast-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901A7 - [Quicksilver Manufacturing GT 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-manufacturing-gt-500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902GD - [Mccormick Christopher W GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccormick-christopher-w-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903KB - [Quicksilver Mfg GT500 R912](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mfg-gt500-r912): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903OM - [Quicksilver GT500](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt500): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904J8 - [Mcarthur James D GT500 (R582)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcarthur-james-d-gt500-r582): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05604F2 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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