Single-engine piston

N969WD

2005 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601XL

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2005
Serial
6-5349
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
La Veta, CO
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Registration record

N969WD on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601XL
Serial
6-5349
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
La Veta, CO
Certificate issued
2011-07-07
Airworthiness date
2005-10-01
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD7F8D
Mode S (octal)
53277615
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-10
    Accident at La Veta, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N969WD.
  • 2005-10-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N969WD

N969WD is a 2005 Homebuilt Zenith Zodiac 601XL, serial number 6-5349. It is registered to an individual in La Veta, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 1, 2005.

N969WD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-03-10 Accident · La Veta, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN23LA128
Reported aircraft: Zenith Zodiac 601XL
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to fly the airplane in which he had no experience in strong, gusting wind, which resulted his failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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.