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Zenith STOL CH 801

1 model · 54 on the US register today

The Zenith STOL CH 801 is the four-seat enlargement of Chris Heintz's STOL CH 701, an all-metal slatted-wing bush kit with a 27 ft wing, 1,150 lb empty and 2,200 lb gross on a 180 hp Lycoming O-360, with Kitplanes figures of 105 mph cruise, a 39 mph stall, 1,200 fpm and 370 miles; 160 had been built by 2011 and Zenith has since dropped it from its catalogue.

The variants

MODELYEARSACTIVETAILFAX SCOREWHAT CHANGED
STOL CH 801—5416.4/50The original four-seat STOL; no longer in Zenith catalogue
Family fleet, active
54
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
129.6
7 events over 54 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30

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