Single-engine piston

N10659

1985 Homebuilt Quicksilver MXL II

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1985

Serial

1007

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Thornton, IL

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Registration record

N10659 on the FAA register

Type

1985 Homebuilt Quicksilver MXL II

Serial

1007

Engines

Rotax 503 series

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Thornton, IL

Certificate issued

2018-09-18

Airworthiness date

2016-06-23

Registration expires

2028-09-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A01E27

Mode S (octal)

50017047

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Kit

Quicksilver Aircraft QUICKSILVER MXL II

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2018-09-18
Certificate of registration issued as N10659 to the current registrant.
2016-06-23
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
1996-06-11
N10659 previously assigned to a Beechcraft 1900D (s/n UE209); cancelled.
1990-07-20
N10659 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15074953); cancelled.
1985
Manufactured (1985).
1939-07-15
N10659 previously assigned to a Homebuilt H S (s/n 1); cancelled.

Overview

About N10659

N10659 is a 1985 Homebuilt Quicksilver MXL II, serial number 1007. It is registered to an individual in Thornton, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 23, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N10659. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-12 Accident · Doylestown, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC89LA161

Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N10659 registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT BY TAKING OFF WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE RATE OF CLIMB TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF AND HIS FAILURE IN MAINTAINING AIRSPEED, WHICH REDUCED HIS ABILITY TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT. THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.