# N601KS: 2007 Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL, registration cancelled 2023-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-r-zodiac-601xl) (registry code 05903X8)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6-5930
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2007
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A7CBE8
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20KENNETH%20R), [Smith Shirley M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20SHIRLEY%20M)
- Location: [Aguanga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Aguanga)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4904° N, 116.8169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92536, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601KS-2023-06-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-r-zodiac-601xl.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR22FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA048), Nov 23, 2021: Zenith Zodiac CH601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s canopy latch system, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a secondary canopy latch…
- [NTSB LAX08LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA056), Feb 1, 2008: Smith Zodiac 601XL (N601KS), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which was induced by the electrical system lacking sufficient power to run all of the electrical devices on the airplane and the electrical fuel pump.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20211123022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211123022839A), Nov 23, 2021: Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 23, 2021, about 1032, an experimental amateur-built zenith zodiac 601XL, N601KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Temecula,…
- [Accident 20080201011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080201011819A), Feb 1, 2008: Amtr CH601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft took off on runway 18 at approx. 1100. A few minutes after take off the fall of lost fuel pressure was noted by the pilot. The engine quit…

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