# N701ZN: 2012 Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701](https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-bornstein-thomas-whitta-zenith-ch-701) (registry code 056307N)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800)
- Serial number: 6884
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co STOL CH 701
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 2012
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2011
- Last registry action: September 30, 2011
- Mode S code: A95A91
- Owners when cancelled: [Bornstein Steven A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORNSTEIN%20STEVEN%20A), [Whittaker Thomas K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTAKER%20THOMAS%20K)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0517° N, 83.0163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43214, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701ZN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701ZN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701ZN-2018-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701: https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-bornstein-thomas-whitta-zenith-ch-701.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 CEN12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA410), Jun 29, 2012: Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta Zenith (N701ZN), Centerburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to actuate the airplane’s rudder during an attempted go-around for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would…

## 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 20120629013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013989A), Jun 29, 2012: Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701 (N701ZN), Centerburg, OH, Destroyed. At 08:00 on 06/29/2012, N701ZN an amateur built zenith, 701 was flying in the pattern at Chapman memorial (C6M). While using runway 27 on the third pass…

## Other aircraft with N701ZN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701ZN): Paul Engbring ZENITH STOL CH-701, S/N 7-5257

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