# N5499: 2010 Smith Dane E ZENITH CH 701

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Dane E ZENITH CH 701](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-dane-e-zenith-ch-701) (registry code 05629Q3, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 7-6094
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co STOL CH 701
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 2010
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2010
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A6FCEE
- Registered owner: [Smith Dane E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DANE%20E)
- Location: [Seneca, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Seneca)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7517° N, 82.9321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29672, 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=5499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5499

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 (Smith Dane E ZENITH CH 701)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5499.

## 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.

- [Incident 20110820020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820020549I), Aug 20, 2011: Smith Dane E ZENITH CH 701 (N5499), Piedmont, SC, Minor damage. Upon take-off aircraft did not clear the trees at the end of the 700 foot Private runway and landed in the canopy of the trees. The aircraft sustained minor…

## 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 N5499

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5499 before.

- [Cancelled 1989-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499-1989-08-07): Anderson COUGAR 1, S/N CRA2. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1929-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499-1929-01-04): Timm CONVENTIONAL COACH, S/N 100. Owner: [Timm Airplane Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIMM%20AIRPLANE%20CORP), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

## Related

- Other Smith Dane E ZENITH CH 701 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-dane-e-zenith-ch-701/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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