# N97XL: Matt Stecher ZODIAC 601 XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Matt Stecher ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/matt-stecher-zodiac-601-xl) (registry code 05636PL, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 6-5712
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
- Certificate issued: August 9, 2017
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD8364
- Registered owner: [Stecher Matt J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STECHER%20MATT%20J)
- Location: [Waller, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waller)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0812° N, 95.9269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77484, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97XL

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 (Matt Stecher ZODIAC 601 XL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N97XL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N97XL.

## 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 N97XL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N97XL before.

- [Cancelled 2004-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97XL-2004-03-02): Velocity VELOCITY 173 RGXL, S/N 3RX001, built 1997. Exported to Honduras. Owner: [A And B Leasing Ent Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20AND%20B%20LEASING%20ENT%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Matt Stecher ZODIAC 601 XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/matt-stecher-zodiac-601-xl/aircraft.md

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