# Zenith ZODIAC 601XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 059015Y
- Manufacturer (registry): ZENITH AIRCRAFT CO
- Model: ZODIAC 601XL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/zenith-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 (3)

- [N230WM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230WM): [Muehlberg Stephen E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUEHLBERG%20STEPHEN%20E), [Newcastle, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Newcastle), built 2007, S/N 6-6477
- [N2409G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2409G): [Heiner Miles C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEINER%20MILES%20C), [Ophir, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ophir), S/N 6-6842
- [N620RH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620RH): [Hathaway Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HATHAWAY%20ROBERT%20M), [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico), built 2006, S/N 6-6754

## 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 CEN10FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA042), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Zodiac 601 XL (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.

## 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 20091106025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106025929A), Nov 6, 2009: Zenith Airc ZODIAC 601X (N538CJ), Agnos, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 6, 2009, at approximately 1030 central standard time (UTC + 6), N538CJ, a Zenith aircraft company, experiential zodiac experienced an in flight…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [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
- [Bartlett Bill ZODIAC 601 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/bartlett-bill-zodiac-601-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619WA

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