# N697MF: 2015 Charles L Hartman ZENITH 701, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Charles L Hartman ZENITH 701](https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-l-hartman-zenith-701) (registry code 0563312)
- Engine: [Subaru EA-81](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (registry code 59052)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20II%20MICHAEL%20G)
- Location: [Tonica, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Tonica)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2107° N, 89.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61370, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697MF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=697MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N697MF-2018-06-08

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Charles L Hartman ZENITH 701: https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-l-hartman-zenith-701.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2015FA0000269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000269), May 23, 2015: BUNGEE. BROKEN. BUNGEE 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. DURI

## 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.

- [Incident 20150523007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523007879I), May 23, 2015: Charles L Hartman ZENTIH 701 (N697MF), Mendota, IL, Destroyed. During 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…

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