# Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05619G0
- Manufacturer (registry): DEAN WILLIAM E
- Model: ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-william-e-zenith-zodiac-601xl

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N969WD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969WD): [Moore Lawrence Y](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20LAWRENCE%20Y), [La Veta, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/La%20Veta), built 2005, S/N 6-5349

## 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 CEN23LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA128), Mar 10, 2023: Zenith Zodiac 601XL (N969WD), La Veta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane in which he had no experience in strong, gusting wind, which resulted his failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical…

## 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 20230310002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230310002389A), Mar 10, 2023: Dean William E ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL (N969WD), La Veta, CO, Substantial damage. Eyewitness to accident had just sold the plane to the pilot at the controls at the time of the accident. He had advised them it was too windy to try and take…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Dankovich James M ZENITH ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dankovich-james-m-zenith-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610JK
- [Hart Randy D ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/hart-randy-d-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056145L
- [Martin Bryan ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-bryan-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617YL
- [Richmond Curtiss R ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/richmond-curtiss-r-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0562001
- [Martin Otto J ZENITH ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-otto-j-zenith-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622R3
- [Colegrove C Duane ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/colegrove-c-duane-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623XO
- [Aten Raymond F ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aten-raymond-f-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627DA
- [Gallego Louis R ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/gallego-louis-r-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627QR
- [Campbell William H ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-william-h-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627WP
- [Ernest T Christley ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ernest-t-christley-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635HH
- [Maggart Charles H ZENITH ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/maggart-charles-h-zenith-zodiac-601-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05620F3
- [Stafford Patrick M ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/stafford-patrick-m-zenith-zodiac-601xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05621BK

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