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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026
N4474P

Quicksilver Enterprises Inc MXL II SPORT

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesSouth Dakota

N4474P is a Quicksilver Enterprises Inc MXL II SPORT, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lake Preston, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 27, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

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Aircraft

Maker
Quicksilver Enterprises Inc
Model
MXL II SPORT
Serial number
304
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Two-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 7 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A56790 (octal 51263620)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
August 27, 2020
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00396249

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gow Thomas W
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
2439 Northshore Dr
Lake Preston, SD 57249

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

2002-06-14Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D · exported to New Zealand · Valid registration
—Lantz Stephen J EXCALIBER · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N4474P links to the rest of the register

Design
Place
  • Lake Preston, SD 7 aircraft registered in this town
  • South Dakota 2,276 aircraft registered

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Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N4474P, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Gow Thomas W, an individual, certificate issued August 27, 2020, expires August 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate

No airworthiness certificate is on file. Usual for a newly registered aircraft, a project, or an aircraft that has not flown since a change of registration; ask for the certificate. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 304 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N4474P was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D (serial UE-434, cancelled June 14, 2002); Lantz Stephen J EXCALIBER (serial 001, cancelled date not given). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N4474P: Accident on June 19, 2014 at Watertown, SD: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

CEN14CA317Accident on June 19, 2014 at Watertown, SD: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Quicksilver Enterprises INC MXL II SPORT · operated under 091

The uncertificated pilot's loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data