# N128CF: Richards David Stanley III Z701

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richards David Stanley III Z701](https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-david-stanley-iii-z701) (registry code 05901LZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth 3701](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3701) (registry code 33702)
- Serial number: 75203
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2026
- Expires: March 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A071A2
- Registered owner: [Snell Marion Lea](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNELL%20MARION%20LEA)
- Location: [Ackerly, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ackerly)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4962° N, 101.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79713, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=128CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128CF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Richards David Stanley III Z701)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth 3701)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA187), Apr 6, 2011: Zenith 701 (N128CF), El Centro, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff due to oil starvation because of the failure of the No. 2 oil pump drive coupling.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20110406010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406010149A), Apr 6, 2011: Richards David Stanley III Z701 (N128CF), El Centro, CA, Substantial damage. N128CF zenith 701 lost partial power after takeoff from ipl, pilot made an emergency landing in a muddy wheat field nosed over and came to rest inverted.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N128CF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N128CF before.

- [Cancelled 2001-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128CF-2001-06-22): British BAC 1-11 401/AK, S/N 061. Exported to Aruba. Owner: [Bpi Aerospace Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BPI%20AEROSPACE%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128CF-undated): Frazier Charles S GOLDWING, S/N 128. Second triennial mailing, no response

## Related

- Other Richards David Stanley III Z701 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-david-stanley-iii-z701/aircraft.md
- The Hirth 3701 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3701.md

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