N601DE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Burkholder Jimmy C ZODIAC 601 HD built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Burkholder Jimmy C ZODIAC 601 HD cancelled July 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 6-3525
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 4, 2001
- Last FAA action
- January 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Burkholder Jimmy C (Individual)
Mc Alpin, FL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Smith AEROSTAR 601 cancelled January 26, 1999
- Serial number
- 610007
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 3, 1992
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 1998
- Last owner
- Reid Ramona L (Co-owned)
Wyandotte, OK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N601DE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkholder Jimmy C Zodiac 601HD · serial 6-3525
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 · serial 61-0007
THE AIRPLANE'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE RATE OF CLIMB BECAUSE OF DEGRADED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION.
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