Aircraft Description
N701ZD is a Johnson Royce J ZENITH 701, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Davison Rex D in Fruita, CO. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 19, 2009. The registration certificate was issued on December 2, 2024. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2031. Powered by a Jabiru 3300 engine producing 120 horsepower, N701ZD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A95A88 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N701ZD was last updated on December 2, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Johnson Rocket 185, a high-performance civilian aircraft designed for the post-World War II general aviation market, represented an ambitious attempt to create an affordable aerobatic-capable monoplane. First flown in August 1945, it was a low-wing, single-engine aircraft powered by a 185-horsepower Lycoming O-435-A engine, configured to carry two to three occupants. Measuring 30 feet 10 inches in wingspan with a maximum speed approaching 200 mph, the aircraft was manufactured by Johnson Aircraft at Fort Worth, Texas. AviatorDB tracks 1 Johnson Royce J aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is R185.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N701ZD. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC