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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N516BW

N516BW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 22, 2026. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N516BW is reserved by a private party since June 22, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E cancelled June 22, 2026

Serial number
1007
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 2, 2024
Last FAA action
April 2, 2024
Last owner
Beecher Aviation LLC (LLC)
Cumming, IA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N516BW

CEN26LA003Accident on October 1, 2025 at Earlham, IA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Quartz Mountain Aerospace INC 11E · serial 1007

The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site