# N8049E: 2004 Simmons Gary ZODIAC 601 XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Simmons Gary ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-gary-zodiac-601-xl) (registry code 05615UP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6-4938
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co ZODIAC CH601XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2015
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AAF451
- Registered owner: [Albritton Billy T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBRITTON%20BILLY%20T)
- Location: [West Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/West%20Monroe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5652° N, 92.1732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71291, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8049E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8049E

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 (Simmons Gary ZODIAC 601 XL)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8049E.

## 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.

- [Incident 20050720017079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720017079I), Jul 20, 2005: Amtr CH601XL (N8049E), Springdale, AR. (-23) On 07/20/2005 at approximately 1015 central daylight time, a zodiac 601XL (experimental amateur built), N8049E registered to and operated by a private…

## 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 N8049E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8049E before.

- [Cancelled 1983-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049E-1983-08-12): Hiller OH-23C, S/N 64-18127. Owner: [Thief River Falls Area Vocational Technical Instit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEF%20RIVER%20FALLS%20AREA%20VOCATIONAL%20TECHNICAL%20INSTIT), [Thief River Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Thief%20River%20Falls)
- [Cancelled 1973-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049E-1973-09-28): Douglas A-26B, S/N 44-35860. Owner: [Madden & Smith Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20%26%20SMITH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Simmons Gary ZODIAC 601 XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-gary-zodiac-601-xl/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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