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  • Zenith STOL CH 801

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AttributeZenith STOL CH 801These 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
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines—
EngineLycoming O-360 (180 hp)
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel—
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start—
Production end—
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed91 KTAS
Range322 nm
Service ceiling—
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)34 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,050 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight2,200 lb
Empty weight1,150 lb
Usable fuel—
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$81,000
Price, high$149,900
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time88
Active fleet54
Median year built2008
NTSB events, last 10 years7
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1129.63 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2111.11 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months7
Transfers per 100 active312.96 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record40.1 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity56.3 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access66.6 of 10
Support72.4 of 10
Liquidity81 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)916.4 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 54 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 33.21 · 223 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 796.
  7. Support: class median 131.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.89.
  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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