# N56553: 2007 Zenith CH701, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zenith CH701](https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-ch701) (registry code 059039Z)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (registry code 55569)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CH 701 ITEC
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2008
- Last registry action: April 29, 2014
- Mode S code: A73CA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Musgrove Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSGROVE%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.5583° N, 80.4496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33170, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56553
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56553-2018-03-26

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 CH701: https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-ch701.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 ERA16FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA033), Nov 6, 2015: Zenith CH701 (N56553), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight structural failure due to a severely corroded wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

## 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 20151106022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106022079A), Nov 6, 2015: Zenith CH701 (N56553), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 6, 2015, about 1135 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built, light-sport Zenith CH701 amphibian airplane, N56553, operated by a…

## Other aircraft with N56553

- [Cancelled 1975-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56553-1975-03-25): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350350, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Norwood, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Norwood)

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