Aircraft that carried N601KS · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N601KS now.
NTSB investigations on N601KS · 2
Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.
NTSB WPR22FA048Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH601XL · Temecula, CAThe failure of the airplane’s canopy latch system, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a secondary canopy latch as recommended by the kit manufacturer.NTSB LAX08LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith Zodiac 601XL · Murrieta, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which was induced by the electrical system lacking sufficient power to run all of the electrical devices on the airplane and the electrical fuel pump.
FAA incident reports on N601KS · 2
Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.
Accident 20211123022839ASmith Kenneth R Zodiac 601XL · Temecula, CAOn November 23, 2021, about 1032, an experimental amateur-built zenith zodiac 601XL, N601KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Temecula, California. The pilot Was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a title 14 code of federal…Accident 20080201011819AAmtr CH601XL · Temecula, CA(-23) Aircraft took off on runway 18 at approx. 1100. A few minutes after take off the fall of lost fuel pressure was noted by the pilot. The engine quit working and the pilot made an emergency landing in an open field. On landing, the propeller blade broke…