# N969WD: 2005 Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-william-e-zenith-zodiac-601xl) (registry code 05619G0, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 6-5349
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2011
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD7F8D
- Registered owner: [Moore Lawrence Y](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20LAWRENCE%20Y)
- Location: [La Veta, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/La%20Veta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3850° N, 105.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81055, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=969WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969WD

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 (Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

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 CEN23LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA128), Mar 10, 2023: Zenith Zodiac 601XL (N969WD), La Veta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane in which he had no experience in strong, gusting wind, which resulted his failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical…

## 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 20230310002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230310002389A), Mar 10, 2023: Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL (N969WD), La Veta, CO, Substantial damage. Eyewitness to accident had just sold the plane to the pilot at the controls at the time of the accident. He had advised them it was too windy to try and take…

## 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 Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-william-e-zenith-zodiac-601xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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