Single-engine piston

N228KM

Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT2S R582

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
0142
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dorado, PR
Registration record

N228KM on the FAA register

Type
Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT2S R582
Serial
0142
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dorado, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2025-09-16
Airworthiness date
2007-12-19
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A1FFA6
Mode S (octal)
50377646
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N228KM.
  • 2017-05-05
    Accident at Arecibo, PR; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N228KM

N228KM is a Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT2S R582, serial number 0142. It is registered to an individual in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 19, 2007.

N228KM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-05-05 Accident · Arecibo, PR Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA261
Reported aircraft: Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT2S R582
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to see and avoid trees during low-altitude flight.

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.