Single-engine piston

N4233J

1991 Homebuilt Zenair CH-701

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1991
Serial
7-1553
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kremlin, MT
Registration record

N4233J on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Zenair CH-701
Serial
7-1553
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kremlin, MT
Certificate issued
2023-05-20
Airworthiness date
1991-06-04
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5098E
Mode S (octal)
51204616
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N4233J to the current registrant.
  • 2006-07-09
    Accident at Fairbanks, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-07-12
    N4233J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 2822584); cancelled.
Overview

About N4233J

N4233J is a 1991 Homebuilt Zenair CH-701, serial number 7-1553. It is registered to an individual in Kremlin, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 4, 1991.

N4233J has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-07-09 Accident · Fairbanks, AK Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ANC06LA086
Reported aircraft: Storm Zenair CH-701
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise flight, which resulted in an emergency descent into trees.
1986-08-31 Accident · Elkhart, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC86FA181
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N4233J registration before this airframe.

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.