Single-engine piston

N50285

2003 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 HD

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
6-3463
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Basco, IL
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Registration record

N50285 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 HD
Serial
6-3463
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Basco, IL
Certificate issued
2014-05-13
Airworthiness date
2003-10-23
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A644EC
Mode S (octal)
51442354
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Zenith Acft Co ZODIAC CH 601 HD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N50285 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981-05-07
    N50285 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15069196); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-21
    N50285 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T437129); cancelled.
Overview

About N50285

N50285 is a 2003 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 HD, serial number 6-3463. It is registered to an individual in Basco, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 23, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50285. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-04-08 Accident · Tamiami,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1094
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50285 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.