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N697MF

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 2015 Charles L Hartman ZENITH 701 · Subaru EA-81

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Cancelled: June 8, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 001
Year built: 2015
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: May 11, 2015
Certificate issued: January 15, 2015
Last registry action: January 15, 2015
Mode S code: A945D0
Owner when cancelled: Freeman II Michael G
Location: Tonica, IL
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelCharles L Hartman ZENITH 701ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelSubaru EA-81Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N697MF and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 20150523007879ITaxi · Mendota, ILDuring high-speed taxi test (no intent for flight) the nose landing gear bungee (p/n 1080) broke causing the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft nosed over onto its back damaging the wings, empennage, engine, and prop. The pilot was uninjured.May 23, 2015 · Reported as Charles L Hartman Zentih 701 · Destroyed

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2015FA0000269Bungee · brokenBUNGEE WAS INSTALLED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ON AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE BUILDER NOTED THE AGE OF THE UNUSED BUNGEE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS. DURING HIGH-SPEED TAXI TEST THE BUNGEE BROKE, CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFTMay 23, 2015 · N697MF · Amtr CH701 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear