# N668CL: Long Charles F Z-HI-MAX 1400

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Long Charles F Z-HI-MAX 1400](https://openairdocs.org/model/long-charles-f-z-hi-max-1400) (registry code 05624DY, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 668
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A8D22E
- Registered owner: [Military And Civilian Aviation Heritage Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILITARY%20AND%20CIVILIAN%20AVIATION%20HERITAGE%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Benton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Benton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2589° N, 76.3712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17814, 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=668CL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668CL

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 (Long Charles F Z-HI-MAX 1400)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA22LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA018), Oct 16, 2021: Z-Hi-Max 1400 (N668CL), Benton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control and encounter with an aerodynamic stall during a planned low-altitude turn toward the airport after takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20211016018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211016018839A), Oct 16, 2021: Long Charles F TEAM HIMAX1400Z (N668CL), Benton, PA, Substantial damage. On October 16, 2021 at approximately 8:53 am local time, aircraft N668CL, a himax 1400Z experimental amateur built aircraft impacted terrain causing…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Long Charles F Z-HI-MAX 1400 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/long-charles-f-z-hi-max-1400/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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