Single-engine piston

N653AM

Zenair/Zenith Zodiac CH 601 XLB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
601-034S
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
Registration record

N653AM on the FAA register

Type
Zenair/Zenith Zodiac CH 601 XLB (FAA: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA)
Serial
601-034S
Engines
Continental O-200
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2023-08-07
Airworthiness date
2007-05-22
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A897EB
Mode S (octal)
52113753
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N653AM.
  • 2007-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N653AM

N653AM is a Zenair/Zenith Zodiac CH 601 XLB (FAA model CH601XL SLSA), serial number 601-034S. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated May 22, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N653AM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N653AM.

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.