# Ripley Forest Z MAX

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618XW
- Manufacturer (registry): RIPLEY FOREST
- Model: Z MAX
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ripley-forest-z-max

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 BFO93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA077), May 8, 1993: Forest Ripley Z MAX (N72GR), Delaware, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19930508012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012559A), May 8, 1993: Amtr ZMAX (N72GR), Delaware, OH, Destroyed. Lost power. Crash landed in trees. No engine or fuel or airframe anomalies found.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Keller Shawn Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/keller-shawn-z-max): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625DR
- [Gibson Ron Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibson-ron-z-max): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05628D2
- [Stewart Mark R Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-mark-r-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05605W1
- [Currie Everett D Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/currie-everett-d-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0560795
- [Shinall Doyle K Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/shinall-doyle-k-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05618NH
- [Dalton Jack W Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/dalton-jack-w-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05620YG
- [Coons Wayne D JR Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/coons-wayne-d-jr-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05624LU
- [Hougland Jeffrey L Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/hougland-jeffrey-l-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05624Z1
- [Georges Thomas E Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/georges-thomas-e-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625BF
- [Stephenson Kevin Z-MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/stephenson-kevin-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625D7
- [Forte John T III ZMAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/forte-john-t-iii-zmax): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625QN
- [Waldvogel Monty H Z MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/waldvogel-monty-h-z-max): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05626Z2

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