# N538CJ: 2007 Zenith ZODIAC 601XL, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zenith ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-zodiac-601xl) (registry code 059015Y)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 6-6528
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2007
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A6CE60
- Owner when cancelled: [Cummings Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUMMINGS%20CHARLES)
- Location: [North Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/North%20Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8087° N, 88.3484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60542, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538CJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538CJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538CJ-2013-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Zenith ZODIAC 601XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-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 CEN10FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA042), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Zodiac 601 XL (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.

## 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 20091106025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106025929A), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Airc ZODIAC 601X (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 6, 2009, at approximately 1030 central standard time (UTC + 6), N538CJ, a Zenith aircraft company, experiential zodiac experienced an in flight…

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