Single-engine piston

N2246U

1993 Homebuilt Quicksilver GT 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
0148
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Roca, NE
Registration record

N2246U on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Quicksilver GT 500
Serial
0148
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Roca, NE
Certificate issued
1994-04-19
Airworthiness date
1994-05-27
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1F31A
Mode S (octal)
50371432
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N2246U to the current registrant.
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
  • 1990-10-30
    N2246U previously assigned to a Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 (s/n CF20890878); cancelled.
Overview

About N2246U

N2246U is a 1993 Homebuilt Quicksilver GT 500, serial number 0148. It is registered to an individual in Roca, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 1994 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 27, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2246U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-04-03 Accident · Wilmington, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL90LA091
Reported aircraft: PZL 80 — a different aircraft that carried the N2246U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE THROTTLE FRICTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCONNECTION OF THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.

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

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Nebraska

All 2,947 aircraft registered in Nebraska →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

Own N2246U?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Nebraska· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.