# N596JB: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 1, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=596JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N596JB

## Aircraft that carried N596JB

- [Cancelled 2020-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596JB-2020-05-01): Bass Jerry VANS RV6A, S/N 24723, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Galloway Glen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLOWAY%20GLEN%20R), [Waverly, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Waverly)

## NTSB investigations on N596JB (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN19FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA144), May 18, 2019: Vans RV6 (N596JB), Chillicothe, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an intermittent loss of engine power during cruise flight that resulted in him impacting trees. The reason for the loss of engine…
- [NTSB NYC07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA191), Aug 4, 2007: Bass RV-6A (N596JB), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The limited fork-to-ground clearance provided by the nose gear design. Contributing to the accident was the uneven turf/dirt surface of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N596JB (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190518004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004819A), May 18, 2019: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (N596JB), Chillicothe, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed descending at a steep angle and a high rate of speed. Aircraft impacted trees in a sparsely populated area. All the flight controls were…
- [Accident 20070804021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804021739A), Aug 4, 2007: Amtr VANSRV6A (N596JB), Harrisonburg, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing the aircraft the pilot encountered an unobserved ravine in the grass runway strip. The aircraft flipped over and caught on fire causing…
- [Incident 20040507019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507019899I), May 7, 2004: Amtr VANSRV6A (N596JB), New London, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a road. The aircraft landed and veered off the road impacting an embankment. Minor damage…

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