# N6997: 2010 Carter Jay M ZENITH XL-B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Carter Jay M ZENITH XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-jay-m-zenith-xl-b) (registry code 056299U, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 6375
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 2010
- Certificate issued: February 27, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A94F72
- Registered owner: [Poorman Alexander C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POORMAN%20ALEXANDER%20C)
- Location: [Angola, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Angola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6549° N, 85.0115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46703, 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=6997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997

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 (Carter Jay M ZENITH XL-B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6997.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6997.

## Reports on N6997 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6997, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740408008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408008459A), Apr 8, 1974: Amtrxp CUBETTEA* (N6997), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Ditch in open field. Plt lnd short of intended area.

## 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 N6997

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6997 before.

- [Cancelled 1977-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6997-1977-07-12): Sorrells SNS5, S/N 102. Owner: [Wilkie Prescott E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKIE%20PRESCOTT%20E), [Chehalis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chehalis)

## Related

- Other Carter Jay M ZENITH XL-B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-jay-m-zenith-xl-b/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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