# N819GS: 2003 Schmidt Gordon Kenner ZODIAC 601 XL, registration cancelled 2012-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Schmidt Gordon Kenner ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-gordon-kenner-zodiac-601-xl) (registry code 05615PW)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 6-4975
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co ZODIAC CH601XL
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2003
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: AB2B72
- Owner when cancelled: [Kenair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Sumner, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sumner)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2115° N, 122.2306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98390, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=819GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819GS-2012-12-19

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 Schmidt Gordon Kenner ZODIAC 601 XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-gordon-kenner-zodiac-601-xl.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 SEA03LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA186), Sep 4, 2003: Schmidt Zodiac 601 XL (N819GS), Sumner, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during the initial climb. Factors include the in-flight collision with trees during the uncontrolled descent.

## 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 20030904023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030904023769A), Sep 4, 2003: Amtr CH601XL (N819GS), Lake Tapps, WA, Destroyed. (-23) Shortly after takeoff from Lake Tapps, the aircraft was observed by several witnesses to "stall", or "bank sharp to the right", and "spiral" or "spin" to…

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