# N609Z: West Claude D ZODIAC CH 601XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [West Claude D ZODIAC CH 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/west-claude-d-zodiac-ch-601xl) (registry code 05625VI, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 65672XL
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co ZODIAC CH601XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 2008
- Certificate issued: December 25, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A7EAED
- Registered owner: [Sowers Ken H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWERS%20KEN%20H)
- Location: [Morrilton, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Morrilton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1546° N, 92.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72110, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=609Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609Z

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 (West Claude D ZODIAC CH 601XL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N609Z.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N609Z.

## 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 N609Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N609Z before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609Z-1970-06-29): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 26571. Owner: [Zantop Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZANTOP%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Inkster, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Inkster)

## Related

- Other West Claude D ZODIAC CH 601XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/west-claude-d-zodiac-ch-601xl/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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