# N651JL: 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: January 8, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=651JL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651JL

## Aircraft that carried N651JL

- [Cancelled 2022-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651JL-2022-01-08): Kubassek David ZENITH 601XL, S/N 4613, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Holder Michael T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLDER%20MICHAEL%20T), [North Liberty, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/North%20Liberty)

## NTSB investigations on N651JL (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 ERA17LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA258), Jul 22, 2017: Kubassek David Zenith 601 (N651JL), Aiken, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear’s (NLG) lower bearing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing, a runway excursion, and the NLG collapsing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N651JL (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 20170722009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722009159A), Jul 22, 2017: David Kubassek ZENITH 601XL (N651JL), Aiken, SC, Substantial damage. The pilot stated in a written statement and in a telephone interview that upon landing on runway 25 at aik the nose gear started shaking violently. The pilot…

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