# N253DG: Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL, registration cancelled 2015-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/don-w-guice-zodiac-601xl) (registry code 05631Z1)
- Serial number: 6-5247
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2012
- Last registry action: May 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A262F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Guice Don W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUICE%20DON%20W)
- Location: [Montgomery, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4656° N, 95.7300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77356, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253DG-2015-09-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/don-w-guice-zodiac-601xl.md

## 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 CEN15LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA286), Jun 29, 2015: Don W Guice Zodiac 601XL (N253DG), Seagoville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine overheating, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, due to the pilot's operation of the engine with a higher-than-specified oil quantity level.

## 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 20150629010189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629010189A), Jun 29, 2015: Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL (N253DG), Seagoville, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced engine problems and was not able to reach an airport. Landed in a field that was freshly flooded. Aircraft nosed over and bent the wing…

## Other aircraft with N253DG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253DG): Pilatus PC-24, S/N 171, built 2020

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