Models / Airnew INC / QUESTAIR VENTURE / N5QE Aircraft record N5QE Airnew INC QUESTAIR VENTURE Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 1991) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Jun 30, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1991 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Johnson, KS
Certificate issued Jun 6, 2017
Expires Jun 30, 2027
Airworthiness Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date Feb 21, 1991 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Airnew INC
Model QUESTAIR VENTURE
Serial number 15
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A636A1 Engine
Make and model Cont Motor Io-550 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 300 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2017 – now Individual owner Johnson, KS · current 1998 – 2007 Individual owner Oxnard, CA · different airframe: 1998 Weber Alan D Weber Venture S/N 54 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Jul 10, 1991 · Lincoln Park, NJ A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK, WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Minor
Report NYC91DHM01 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC91DHM01)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2009-16-03 Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… Sep 9, 2009 Engine (IO-550 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record