# N581SL: 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: December 24, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=581SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581SL

## Aircraft that carried N581SL

- [Cancelled 2014-12-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581SL-2014-12-24): Maarten H Versteeg ZENITH 601XL(B), S/N 6-6484-001, built 2013. Owner: [Versteeg Maarten H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSTEEG%20MAARTEN%20H), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N581SL (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 CEN14LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA087), Dec 16, 2013: Maarten H Versteeg Zenith 601XL(B) (N581SL), Leakey, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after the canopy opened on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly secure the canopy latch before takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N581SL (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 20131216024439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131216024439A), Dec 16, 2013: Maarten H Versteeg ZENITH 601XL(B) (N581SL), Leakey, TX, Destroyed. During take-off the canopy opened, distracting the pilot. The distraction caused the pilot to mismanage the aircraft controls. The aircraft impacted the ground…

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