Single-engine piston

N4972C

Homebuilt Zodiac 650

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
8441
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Munday, TX
Registration record

N4972C on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Zodiac 650
Serial
8441
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Munday, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-01
Airworthiness date
2014-09-29
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A62CBA
Mode S (octal)
51426272
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).
  • 2023-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4972C to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1983-04-12
    N4972C previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 210N / T210N (s/n 21063696); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-29
    N4972C previously assigned to a Snow S2A (s/n 1015); cancelled.
Overview

About N4972C

N4972C is a Homebuilt Zodiac 650, serial number 8441. It is registered to an individual in Munday, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 3300 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 29, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4972C. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-09-11 Accident · Summit,Sd, 41 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2495
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210N — a different aircraft that carried the N4972C registration before this airframe.
1967-04-24 Accident · Rosenberg,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0345
Reported aircraft: Snow S2A — a different aircraft that carried the N4972C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MATERIAL UNDER PUMP SEAT.

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.