# N494DC: 2013 Adam Messer ZENITH CH701

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adam Messer ZENITH CH701](https://openairdocs.org/model/adam-messer-zenith-ch701) (registry code 05632AX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571)
- Serial number: 7-5430
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co ZENITH CH 701
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 2013
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2012
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A61F42
- Registered owner: [Messer Adam C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20ADAM%20C)
- Location: [Carlisle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Carlisle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2412° N, 77.1838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17013, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494DC

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912UL model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Adam Messer ZENITH CH701)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N494DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N494DC.

## 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 N494DC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N494DC before.

- [Cancelled 2008-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494DC-2008-04-09): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0194, built 2002. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cole James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLE%20JAMES), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

## Related

- Other Adam Messer ZENITH CH701 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adam-messer-zenith-ch701/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series.md

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