N56553 — 2007 Zenith CH701

Aircraft record

Serial number

CH 701 ITEC

Manufacturer

Zenith

Model

CH701

Year

2007

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Rotax 912

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N56553 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA16FA033Nov 6, 2015Okeechobee, FLFatal · 1 fatal

   An in-flight structural failure due to a severely corroded wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2007 Zenith CH701).

1. Mar 26, 2018deregistered — Musgrove Robert E

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N56553 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2007 Zenith CH701 above.

• until Mar 25, 19751973 Piper PA-34-200 (s/n 34-7350350)

Frequently asked

Has N56553 been in an accident?

Yes. N56553 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N56553?

N56553 is a 2007 Zenith CH701 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number CH 701 ITEC.

Has N56553 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N56553 (ERA16FA033) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.