# MDS Flying ZENITH ZODIAC CH 650

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05633RM
- Manufacturer (registry): MDS FLYING LLC
- Model: ZENITH ZODIAC CH 650
- 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/mds-flying-zenith-zodiac-ch-650

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 ERA15LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA087), Dec 30, 2014: MDS Fying Zenith Zodiac CH 650 (N419PE), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate modification of the airplane’s canopy latching mechanism, which resulted in the inadvertent opening of the canopy while on final approach to land and a subsequent loss of pitch 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 20141230022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141230022949A), Dec 30, 2014: Mds Flying LLC ZENITH ZODIAC CH 650 (N419PE), Ft. Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. On December 30, 2014, at approximately 1350 EDT, a 2014 Mds Flying LLC, zenith zodiac CH-650, N419PE, registered to Mds Flying LLC, suddenly pitched nose down…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Davis James C ZENITH ZODIAC CH-650](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-james-c-zenith-zodiac-ch-650): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637V5

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