# N6271F: 1997 Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 HDS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 HDS](https://openairdocs.org/model/ridenour-wendell-ray-ch-601-hds) (registry code 056027G, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6-3234
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1996
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A832BF
- Registered owner: [Ridenour Wendell R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDENOUR%20WENDELL%20R)
- Location: [Elkhart, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Elkhart)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7227° N, 85.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46514, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6271F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6271F

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 HDS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CEN24FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA170), Apr 30, 2024: Zenith CH601 (N6271F), Bristol, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the descent for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a steep descent into terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20240430005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240430005009A), Apr 30, 2024: Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 HDS (N6271F), Bristol, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On April 30, 2024, at 1420 local time, a Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 hds experimental armature built aircraft, [privacy data omitted] registered to and…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N6271F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6271F before.

- [Cancelled 1991-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271F-1991-08-12): Cessna 337A, S/N 3370271. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Christs Household Of Faith Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTS%20HOUSEHOLD%20OF%20FAITH%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

## Related

- Other Ridenour Wendell Ray CH-601 HDS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ridenour-wendell-ray-ch-601-hds/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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