Single-engine piston

N4785M

2015 Homebuilt CH701

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
7-8574
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 670
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oakland, CA
Registration record

N4785M on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt CH701
Serial
7-8574
Engines
Rotax 670
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oakland, CA
Certificate issued
2014-07-24
Airworthiness date
2015-05-30
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5E1E5
Mode S (octal)
51360745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Zenith Acft Co STOL CH 701
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N4785M to the current registrant.
  • 1947-10-16
    N4785M previously assigned to a Piper PA-11 (s/n 11-300); cancelled.
Overview

About N4785M

N4785M is a 2015 Homebuilt CH701, serial number 7-8574. It is registered to an individual in Oakland, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 670 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 30, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4785M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-07-19 Accident · Bakersfield, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX06CA237
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A36 — a different aircraft that carried the N4785M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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.