Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601
32 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2006 to 2008; half of them date from 2006 or earlier. Florida has the most (4). 9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the CH601 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor O-200A (10), Cont Motor 0-200-A (10), Cont Motor O-200 (5)
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 11, 2006; newest January 23, 2026
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH601XL SLSA | 22 | 2006 to 2008 | 68.8% |
| CH 601XL SLSA | 9 | 2006 | 28.1% |
| CH601XL | 1 | 2007 | 3.1% |
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 31 | 97% |
| Sale reported | 1 | 3% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Light sport | 21 | 66% |
| Experimental | 10 | 31% |
| None on file | 1 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Cowherd and Cowherd LLC1Browncoat Aviation LLC13Jc LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Cowherd and Cowherd LLC | 1 |
| Browncoat Aviation LLC | 1 |
| 3Jc LLC | 1 |
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
32 as of November 13, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601s?
Florida, with 4.
Who owns the Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601?
9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601s on the register built?
Between 2006 and 2008; half of them in 2006 or earlier.
What is the Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2008, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.1 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.
Failure reports 1 since 2008 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 08 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
2008-08-14Canopy: damaged · airframe structure
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
2009-11-07CE-10-08 · Wings: Zodiac CH601XL and CH650 Wing Structural Modifications
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the CH601 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co 70 aircraft on the register
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA 22 registered
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA 9 registered
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
Engines
- Continental O-200A 10 of these aircraft · 100 hp
- Continental O-200-A 10 of these aircraft · 100 hp
- Continental O-200 5 of these aircraft · 100 hp
- Continental O-200 series 5 of these aircraft · 100 hp
- Rolls-Royce O-200-A 1 of these aircraft · 100 hp
Where they are
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 2 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 2 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 2 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Cowherd and Cowherd LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Browncoat Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- 3Jc LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the CH601 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 2 filings · 2 bill of sale
Airworthiness
- Failure reports filed on the CH601 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/aircraft-mfg-development-co/ch601.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 32
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N342RJ | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Browncoat Aviation LLC Saint Louis, Missouri |
Light sport | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N329JG | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Illinois |
Light sport | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602BS | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Indiana |
Light sport | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601NM | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Ohio |
Light sport | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39DN | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601ES | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N132AW | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N684JM | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Kansas |
Light sport | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130AW | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2024-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323SQ | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Light sport | 2023-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106WL | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
3Jc LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Light sport | 2023-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N653AM | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner California |
Light sport | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343SS | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Florida |
Light sport | 2023-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406CB | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9743V | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Light sport | 2022-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921V | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Light sport | 2021-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45FB | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2020-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154BT | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Michigan |
Light sport | 2019-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601HG | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2019-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602WH | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7812P | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Cowherd and Cowherd LLC Union Point, Georgia |
Light sport | 2018-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601VB | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2017-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601XP | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2014-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N928WB | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Utah |
None on file | 2014-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454BB | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2014-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131AW | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2013-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2601 | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Michigan |
Light sport | 2011-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N207WC | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Light sport | 2007-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N849XL | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Texas |
Light sport | 2007-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N620TH | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2006-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915WD | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Light sport | 2006-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N239GS | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 601XL SLSA |
Individual owner Florida |
Light sport | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes |