Single-engine piston

N3953W

1983 Homebuilt Quicksilver MX II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
1391
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marengo, IN
Registration record

N3953W on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Quicksilver MX II
Serial
1391
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marengo, IN
Certificate issued
1993-07-29
Airworthiness date
1983-07-07
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A49832
Mode S (octal)
51114062
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N3953W to the current registrant.
  • 1983-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972-05-16
    N3953W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-902); cancelled.
Overview

About N3953W

N3953W is a 1983 Homebuilt Quicksilver MX II, serial number 1391. It is registered to an individual in Marengo, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 1993 and expires on December 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 July 7, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3953W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-04-09 Accident · Fort Payne,Ala, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0667
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N3953W registration before this airframe.
1967-10-13 Accident · Dallas,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3022
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N3953W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GR STRUCK ERRODED AREA ADJ.RNWY-TAXIWAY JUNCTION.

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.