# Ham Joseph F ZENITH 601XLB

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05630JF
- Manufacturer (registry): HAM JOSEPH F
- Model: ZENITH 601XLB
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ham-joseph-f-zenith-601xlb

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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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 GAA20CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA027), Oct 11, 2019: Zenith Zenith 601XLB (N235JH), Gastonia, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to latch the canopy before departure, which resulted in the canopy opening and the subsequent loss of airplane control.

## 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 20191011020649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011020649A), Oct 11, 2019: Ham Joseph F ZENITH 601XLB (N235JH), Gastonia, NC, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Reported that he was performing touch and go maneuvers. On his third touch and go the canopy came open on climb out shortly after…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Jones Timothy J ZENITH 601 XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-timothy-j-zenith-601-xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056300R
- [David Roloff ZENITH 601 XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-roloff-zenith-601-xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056303K
- [David E Harms ZENITH 601XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-e-harms-zenith-601xl-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632YZ
- [Seifert Raymond V ZENITH 601XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/seifert-raymond-v-zenith-601xl-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056348Q
- [Charles R Wallace ZENITH 601XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-r-wallace-zenith-601xl-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634HK
- [Mcelvaine Charles K ZENITH 601XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcelvaine-charles-k-zenith-601xl-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634M0
- [Peter Shean ZENITH 601 XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/peter-shean-zenith-601-xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635Y5
- [Steele Ronald J ZENITH 601XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-ronald-j-zenith-601xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636FX
- [Daniel Decker ZENITH 601XL-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-decker-zenith-601xl-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636T1
- [Aloof Joseph N ZENITH 601XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/aloof-joseph-n-zenith-601xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056378T
- [Stewart William F ZENITH 601XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-william-f-zenith-601xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637PQ
- [Frank A Quitter ZENITH 601 XLB](https://openairdocs.org/model/frank-a-quitter-zenith-601-xlb): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056385E

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