# N956GM: 2017 Motley Gary W ZENITH CH750 CRUZER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Motley Gary W ZENITH CH750 CRUZER](https://openairdocs.org/model/motley-gary-w-zenith-ch750-cruzer) (registry code 05636F4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Viking 130 GDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-130-gdi) (registry code 63999)
- Serial number: C75-10359
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co CH 750 CRUZER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 2017
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2017
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD4B93
- Registered owner: [Motley Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOTLEY%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Westminster, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Westminster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8740° N, 105.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=956GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956GM

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 (Motley Gary W ZENITH CH750 CRUZER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Viking 130 GDI)

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 CEN18LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA042), Nov 27, 2017: Motley Gary W Zenith CH750 Cruzer (N956GM), Louviers, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine’s excessive cylinder head temperatures and the subsequent seizing of the engine, which resulted from an engine control unit that caused the engine’s fuel-air mixture to be too lean.

## 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 20171127022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171127022139A), Nov 27, 2017: Zenith CH750 (N956GM), Louviers, CO, Substantial damage. On November 27, 2017 at approximately 1520 local time, a Zenith CH750 cruzer received substantial damage to the right wing strut when it hit a barb wire fence…

## 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 Motley Gary W ZENITH CH750 CRUZER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/motley-gary-w-zenith-ch750-cruzer/aircraft.md
- The Viking 130 GDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-130-gdi.md

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