# N601A: 2013 Sims Steven W ZODIAC CH 601 HDS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sims Steven W ZODIAC CH 601 HDS](https://openairdocs.org/model/sims-steven-w-zodiac-ch-601-hds) (registry code 05631TG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Corvair GO-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (registry code 18001)
- Serial number: 6-3116
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC CH 601 HDS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 2013
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A7CAF6
- Registered owner: [Sims Steven W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMS%20STEVEN%20W)
- Location: [Navarre, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Navarre)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4251° N, 86.8924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32566, 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=601A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601A

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 (Sims Steven W ZODIAC CH 601 HDS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Corvair GO-140)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N601A.

## NTSB investigations on N601A not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI72FEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV33), Sep 9, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N601A), Warsaw, IL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N601A.

## Reports on N601A not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N601A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19910222005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222005999I), Feb 22, 1991: Stbros SD360 (N601A), Manchester, NH. Left main landing gear tire blew on landing rollout. Anti-skid system operated properly.
- [Incident 19870112003549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870112003549I), Jan 12, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N601A), New York, NY. Engine did not respond to throttle movement after takeoff. Engine shutdown. Found a broken power lever cable.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N601A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N601A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DATA200700009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA200700009), Nov 17, 2007: LINE. BROKEN. WITH ABOUT 500' TO TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER (NO INDICATION ON CWP). ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT TORQUE AT 0 LBS. TORQUE WAS SET

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N601A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N601A before.

- [Cancelled 1972-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601A-1972-08-14): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-4. Owner: [Craig Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAIG%20DONALD%20L)

## Related

- Other Sims Steven W ZODIAC CH 601 HDS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sims-steven-w-zodiac-ch-601-hds/aircraft.md
- The Corvair GO-140 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140.md

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