# N538CJ: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538CJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538CJ

## Aircraft that carried N538CJ

- [Cancelled 2013-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538CJ-2013-09-30): Zenith ZODIAC 601XL, S/N 6-6528, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cummings Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUMMINGS%20CHARLES), [North Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/North%20Aurora)

## NTSB investigations on N538CJ (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 CEN10FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA042), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Zodiac 601 XL (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N538CJ (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 20091106025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106025929A), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Airc ZODIAC 601X (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 6, 2009, at approximately 1030 central standard time (UTC + 6), N538CJ, a Zenith aircraft company, experiential zodiac experienced an in flight…

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