# Sixchuter SPIRIT XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05901QU
- Manufacturer (registry): SIXCHUTER
- Model: SPIRIT XL
- Aircraft type: Powered parachute
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 7
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sixchuter-spirit-xl

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 (7)

- [N2534S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2534S): [Lalley Dennis D Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LALLEY%20DENNIS%20D%20TRUSTEE), [Corvallis, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Corvallis), built 2004, S/N 2944
- [N31204](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31204): [Truax Wesley M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUAX%20WESLEY%20M), [Macdoel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Macdoel), built 2003, S/N SPIRITXL-2932
- [N538DR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538DR): [Pechacek Zdenek H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PECHACEK%20ZDENEK%20H), [Hovland, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hovland), built 2003, S/N 2879
- [N7028V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7028V): [Alfreno Jason O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRENO%20JASON%20O), [Grove City, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Grove%20City), built 2003, S/N 2868
- [N7YP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7YP): [Hinojosa Moises F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINOJOSA%20MOISES%20F), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs), S/N 2909
- [N8045J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045J): [Dorota Daniel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOROTA%20DANIEL%20D), [Highland, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Highland), S/N 2810
- [N9348V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9348V): [Langr Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGR%20KENNETH), [Rochester, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Rochester), built 2003, S/N 2891

## 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 CEN23LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA376), Aug 18, 2023: Sixchuter Spirit XL (N538DR), Hovland, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The collision with the lake by a noncertificated pilot for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20230818012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230818012939A), Aug 18, 2023: Sixchuter SPIRIT XL (N538DR), Grand Marais, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 18, 2023 at approximately 1830 local time the PIC, a non-rated pilot, took off from private Property with an expected return time to the same…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Six Chuter SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-spirit-xl): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 0590190
- [Woodworth Philip W SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/woodworth-philip-w-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901C4
- [Siverling Leon F SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/siverling-leon-f-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901DS
- [Dodge Charles J SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dodge-charles-j-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 059028O
- [Piper Robert D SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-robert-d-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902E6
- [Rambo Steve SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rambo-steve-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902FQ
- [Heider Douglas J SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/heider-douglas-j-spirit-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902T4
- [Downs Thomas C SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/downs-thomas-c-spirit-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05901KI
- [Smeed Herbert SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/smeed-herbert-spirit-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 059029P
- [Wiegand Jim SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/wiegand-jim-spirit-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05903LG
- [Schraeder Jim SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/schraeder-jim-spirit-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05903NH

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