Zenith aircraft accidents

67 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Zenith aircraft (2003–2026), with 20 people killed and 10 seriously injured. 24% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Aircraft or equipment was the main factor in 75%, followed by pilot or crew (25%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 2003 to 5 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Zenith CH701SP, Laddonia, MO (Jul 27, 2017) · 2 killed
2. Zenith CH601, Overgaard, AZ (Nov 16, 2018) · 2 killed
3. Zenith STOL CH701, Randsburg, CA (Nov 12, 2021) · 2 killed
4. Zenith CH601, Bristol, IN (Apr 30, 2024) · 2 killed
5. Zenith 701, Big Lake, AK (Sep 9, 2013) · 1 killed
6. Zenith STOL CH701, Oxford, MS (Mar 29, 2023) · 1 killed
7. Zenith STOL CH701, Geneva, OH (May 25, 2025) · 1 killed
8. Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL, Agnos, AR (Nov 6, 2009) · 1 killed
9. Zenith CH701, Okeechobee, FL (Nov 6, 2015) · 1 killed
10. Zenith CH601, Oak Hill, FL (Nov 10, 2021) · 1 killed

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Other aircraft makers

• Cessna · 24,148 accidents
• Piper · 13,241 accidents
• Beech · 4,780 accidents
• Bell · 2,250 accidents
• Boeing · 1,579 accidents
• Robinson · 1,575 accidents
• Mooney · 1,237 accidents
• Grumman · 1,000 accidents
• Air Tractor · 932 accidents
• Bellanca · 918 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.