# N9701: 2005 Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH-701

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH-701](https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-fred-e-zenith-ch-701) (registry code 056179E, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co STOL CH 701
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 2005
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2004
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AD8620
- Registered owner: [Sanford Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANFORD%20FRED%20E)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4064° N, 119.7269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9701
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9701

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 (Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH-701)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9701.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9701.

## 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 N9701

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9701 before.

- [Cancelled 1932-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9701-1932-06-15): Fokker F-10-A(FXA), S/N 1012. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH-701 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-fred-e-zenith-ch-701/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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