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  • Zenith STOL CH 701

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AttributeZenith STOL CH 701These figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines—
EngineRotax 912 ULS (reference; 80-120 hp fitted)
Horsepower100 hp
Fuel—
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start1986
Production end—
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed74 KTAS
Range304 nm
Service ceiling14,000 ft
Climb rate1,400 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)26 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load520 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight1,100 lb
Empty weight580 lb
Usable fuel—
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$40,000
Price, high$69,500
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time633
Active fleet423
Median year built2010
NTSB events, last 10 years36
Fatal events, last 10 years5
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years185.11
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active266.19
Ownership transfers, last 24 months75
Transfers per 100 active317.73
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record41.8 of 10
Severity54.9 of 10
Access67.4 of 10
Support79.1 of 10
Liquidity83.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)927 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 423 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 423 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 423 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 13.04.
  6. Access: class median 1,000.
  7. Support: class median 77.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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