Single-engine piston

N9696

2007 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 XL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
6-5397
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cabo Rojo, PR
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Registration record

N9696 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 XL
Serial
6-5397
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cabo Rojo, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2021-04-13
Airworthiness date
2007-04-26
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD80BF
Mode S (octal)
53300277
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N9696 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-05-27
    N9696 previously assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (s/n 1229); cancelled.
  • 1930-10-16
    N9696 previously assigned to a Stinson Aircraft SM-4 (s/n X-10); cancelled.
Overview

About N9696

N9696 is a 2007 Homebuilt Zodiac 601 XL, serial number 6-5397. It is registered to an individual in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 April 26, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9696. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-29 Accident · Hamilton, AL Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · ATL93LA084
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N9696 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION AT AN INCREASED POWER SETTING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. TREES AT THE FORCED LANDING AREA WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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.