# Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05903X8
- Manufacturer (registry): SMITH KENNETH R
- Model: ZODIAC 601XL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-r-zodiac-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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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR22FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA048), Nov 23, 2021: Zenith Zodiac CH601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s canopy latch system, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a secondary canopy latch…
- [NTSB LAX08LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA056), Feb 1, 2008: Smith Zodiac 601XL (N601KS), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which was induced by the electrical system lacking sufficient power to run all of the electrical devices on the airplane and the electrical fuel pump.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20211123022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211123022839A), Nov 23, 2021: Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 23, 2021, about 1032, an experimental amateur-built zenith zodiac 601XL, N601KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Temecula,…
- [Accident 20080201011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080201011819A), Feb 1, 2008: Amtr CH601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft took off on runway 18 at approx. 1100. A few minutes after take off the fall of lost fuel pressure was noted by the pilot. The engine quit…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Zenith ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-zodiac-601xl): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 059015Y
- [Zenith Acft ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-acft-zodiac-601-xl): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 0561782
- [Sigman Michael O ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/sigman-michael-o-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615PD
- [Simmons Gary ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-gary-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615UP
- [Blair Heath J ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/blair-heath-j-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056177A
- [Graziano Anthony G ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/graziano-anthony-g-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618IT
- [Young Albert B ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/young-albert-b-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618RG
- [Carlson Robert L ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-robert-l-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619IX
- [Ray Gary Allen ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-gary-allen-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619J2
- [Peterson Gary ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-gary-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619JN
- [Mink James ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/mink-james-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619K7
- [Mulloy Charles ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/mulloy-charles-zodiac-601xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619S1

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