N538CJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601XL built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601XL cancelled September 30, 2013
- Serial number
- 6-6528
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2007
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 27, 2007
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- Cummings Charles (Individual)
North Aurora, IL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
NTSB accident and incident record under N538CJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Zenith Aircraft CO ZODIAC 601 XL · serial 6-6528
The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site