# N4218: 2008 Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XL SLSA, registration cancelled 2019-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XL SLSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-design-ch601xl-slsa) (registry code 060005L)
- Engine: [Continental O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 601-068S
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2008
- Last registry action: December 13, 2016
- Mode S code: A502C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Sherman Rob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20ROB)
- Location: [Poplar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Poplar%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4006° N, 88.8370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61065, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4218
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218-2019-01-18

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 Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XL SLSA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-design-ch601xl-slsa.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 CEN17FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA053), Dec 10, 2016: Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XL Slsa (N4218), Marengo, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction were identified during the investigation.

## 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 20161209022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161209022099A), Dec 9, 2016: Aircraft Mfg & Design LLC CH601XL SLSA (N4218), Marengo, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 9, 2016 at approximately 18:10 CST, N4218 departed from poplar grove airport (C77) enroute to schaumburg regional airport (06C). At 18:19 CST the…

## Other aircraft with N4218

- [Cancelled 1991-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218-1991-03-01): Fairchild FH-227B, S/N 521. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1936-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218-1936-09-07): Waco GXE, S/N 963, built 1928. Owner: [Nesmith Culver](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NESMITH%20CULVER), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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