Single-engine piston

N27601

2004 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601HDS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
6-3887 HDS
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Erie, CO
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Registration record

N27601 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601HDS
Serial
6-3887 HDS
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Erie, CO
Certificate issued
2004-11-24
Airworthiness date
2005-06-29
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2BF38
Mode S (octal)
50537470
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-24
    Accident at Sioux City, IA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2005-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-11-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N27601 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-09-05
    N27601 previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 31-7852091); cancelled.
Overview

About N27601

N27601 is a 2004 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601HDS, serial number 6-3887 HDS. It is registered to an individual in Erie, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 24, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 29, 2005.

N27601 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-24 Accident · Sioux City, IA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26FA267
Reported aircraft: Zenith Zodiak 601 HDS
Preliminary report: On July 24, 2026, about 1422 central daylight time, a Zenith Zodiac 601HDS experimental airplane, N27601, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Sioux City, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The multi-leg visual flight rules (VFR) cross country flight departed from the Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with a final destination in Colorado. At 1236 on the day of the accident, ADS-B data showed the airplane departed the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH), Pocahontas, Iowa, on a southwesterly flight track. Upon reaching the vicinity of Holstein, Iowa, the…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.