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N972GL

Welch Gary A ZENITH CH601XLB

N972GL is a Welch Gary A ZENITH CH601XLB, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2016. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Groveland, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 17, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 30, 2016.

Aircraft

Maker
Welch Gary A
Model
ZENITH CH601XLB
Serial number
6-8947
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-235-C1 · 115 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2016
Kit
ZENITH ACFT CO ZODIAC CH601XL
Transponder code
AD8BB4 (octal 53305664)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 17, 2016
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 30, 2016
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01213327

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Welch Gary A
Type
Individual
Address
12849 Cresthaven Dr
Groveland, CA 95321-9524

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Documents on file 0

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data