# Herder Michael ZODIAC 601 HD

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05629Y7
- Manufacturer (registry): HERDER MICHAEL
- Model: ZODIAC 601 HD
- 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: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/herder-michael-zodiac-601-hd

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)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

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 CEN14LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA447), Aug 21, 2014: Herder Michael Zodiac 601 HD (N318MH), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a gusting crosswind landing.

## 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 20140821020439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140821020439A), Aug 21, 2014: Herder Michael ZODIAC 601 HD (N318MH), Fredericksburg, TX, Destroyed. Pilot was approaching gillespie municipal airport Fredericksburg Texas. AWOS was reporting winds of 18 to 22 knots and gusting. Pilot made two unsuccesful…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Sandloop L J/Williamson M H ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/sandloop-l-j-williamson-m-h-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603HE
- [Walker Timothy C ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-timothy-c-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604SJ
- [Battles Brenton E ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/battles-brenton-e-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560796
- [Ferris Gregory M ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ferris-gregory-m-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611GO
- [Graham Damien ZODIAC 601-HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/graham-damien-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611PZ
- [Pickens Mark ZODIAC 601HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/pickens-mark-zodiac-601hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056131F
- [Zubrod Roy ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/zubrod-roy-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615RN
- [Berger Tom ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/berger-tom-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617CO
- [Shankland Timothy A ZODIAC 601HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/shankland-timothy-a-zodiac-601hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056204B
- [Trombley R/Trombley R ZODIAC 601HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/trombley-r-trombley-r-zodiac-601hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056249B
- [Rentz Russell C ZODIAC 601 HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/rentz-russell-c-zodiac-601-hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056308Y
- [Koenigsberg Douglas D ZODIAC 601HD](https://openairdocs.org/model/koenigsberg-douglas-d-zodiac-601hd): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056354U

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