Quicksilver GT 500
5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1990 to 2005; half of them date from 1996 or earlier. California has the most (2). 0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the GT 500 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Two-cycle piston, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Rotax 582Ser (2), Rotax 582Uldcdi-99 (1), Rotax 582Dcdi (1)
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium tube and fabric · An ultralight-style two-seater: aluminium tubing under sailcloth, with an enclosed cabin.
- Maker on the register
- Quicksilver
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 23, 2007; newest February 1, 2023
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 5 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT 500 | 5 | 1990 to 2005 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 5 | 100% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
No data
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Quicksilver GT 500 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
5 as of November 13, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Quicksilver GT 500s?
California, with 2.
Who owns the Quicksilver GT 500?
0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Quicksilver GT 500s on the register built?
Between 1990 and 2005; half of them in 1996 or earlier.
What is the Quicksilver GT 500 made of?
An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth or fabric, the construction of weight-shift trikes and the lightest two-seaters. An ultralight-style two-seater: aluminium tubing under sailcloth, with an enclosed cabin. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Quicksilver GT 500 the component layer
An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth or fabric, the construction of weight-shift trikes and the lightest two-seaters. An ultralight-style two-seater: aluminium tubing under sailcloth, with an enclosed cabin. The design is held under 1 type certificate (TA1CH, held by Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC.). No FAA order in the current files names this model.
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the GT 500 links to the rest of the register
- Quicksilver 138 aircraft on the register
- Quicksilver GT 500 5 registered
- Built of aluminium tube and fabric · An ultralight-style two-seater: aluminium tubing under sailcloth, with an enclosed cabin.
- Rotax 582 series 2 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Rotax 582DCDI 1 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 1 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Rotax all models (one FAA code) 1 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Kentucky 1 of these aircraft
- Indiana 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the GT 500 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/quicksilver/gt-500.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N25235 | Quicksilver GT 500 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2796U | Quicksilver GT 500 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378GT | Quicksilver GT 500 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2015-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7191H | Quicksilver GT 500 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224RL | Quicksilver GT 500 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |