# Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH 601XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056243X
- Manufacturer (registry): SANFORD FRED E
- Model: ZENITH CH 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: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-fred-e-zenith-ch-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

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 CEN15FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA315), Jul 25, 2015: Sanford Zenith CH 601XL (N9601), Bristol, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and airplane control following a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the installation of ignition system coils that…

## 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 20150725012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725012809A), Jul 25, 2015: Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH 601XL (N9601), Bristol, WI, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On July 25, 2015, at approximately 1130 CST, an experimental zenith CH601XL, N9601, crashed in the township of Bristol, WI. The pilot, and one passenger,…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Waterson Frank T JR ZENITH CH 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/waterson-frank-t-jr-zenith-ch-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617Q5
- [UHR Alan H ZENITH CH601-XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/uhr-alan-h-zenith-ch601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627TW
- [Loney Walter ZENITH CH601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/loney-walter-zenith-ch601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056348L
- [Dene P Jones ZENITH CH 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dene-p-jones-zenith-ch-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637RC
- [Stevens Mark ZENITH CH 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/stevens-mark-zenith-ch-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056383T

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