# N38AA: Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B, registration cancelled 2020-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-j-sonnicksen-zenith-601-xl-b) (registry code 05631UH)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 65871
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2014
- Last registry action: April 17, 2019
- Mode S code: A458F2
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AA-2020-01-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-j-sonnicksen-zenith-601-xl-b.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20180612007609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180612007609I), Jun 12, 2018: Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B (N38AA), Fort Dodge, IA, Minor damage. Pilot departed rwy 06 at kfod for local VFR flight. On climb out, at approximately 800 ft, the aircraft experienced a total loss of power. Pilot attempt to…

## Other aircraft with N38AA

- [Cancelled 2006-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AA-2006-10-27): Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695, S/N 95070, built 1981. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Aero Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20AIR%20LLC), [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.