Single-engine piston

N8503J

Zenair CH 2000

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
20-0063
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint George, UT
Registration record

N8503J on the FAA register

Type
Zenair CH 2000
Serial
20-0063
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint George, UT
Certificate issued
2022-08-29
Airworthiness date
2002-01-08
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
ABAA22
Mode S (octal)
52725042
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8503J to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-22
    Accident at Tooele, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1995-04-06
    N8503J previously assigned to a Sikorsky UH-34G (s/n 138471); cancelled.
Overview

About N8503J

N8503J is a Zenair CH 2000, serial number 20-0063. It is registered to an individual in Saint George, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated January 8, 2002.

N8503J 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

2006-04-22 Accident · Tooele, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA06CA093
Reported aircraft: Zenair CH 2000
Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare.
1993-12-01 Accident · Walterboro, SC Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL94LA025
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky H34-G — a different aircraft that carried the N8503J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The seizure of the aircraft throttle to engine linkage for unknown reasons.

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.