Single-engine piston

N8701Z

2009 Homebuilt Zenith 701

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
7258
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mentor, OH
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Registration record

N8701Z on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Zenith 701
Serial
7258
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mentor, OH
Certificate issued
2009-03-23
Airworthiness date
2009-12-18
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF8E9
Mode S (octal)
52774351
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Zenith Acft Co ZENITH CH 701
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8701Z to the current registrant.
  • 1976-03-05
    N8701Z previously assigned to a Cessna P206C (s/n P2060501); cancelled.
Overview

About N8701Z

N8701Z is a 2009 Homebuilt Zenith 701, serial number 7258. It is registered to an individual in Mentor, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 18, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8701Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-11-23 Accident · Three Rivers,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4229
Reported aircraft: Cessna 206 — a different aircraft that carried the N8701Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NO MALFUNCTION IN FLAP SYSTEM.

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.