# Accident 20150926017659A: Jones Ralph D 601 CH, Ama, LA, September 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ama, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9444° N, 90.2853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9444&lon=-90.2853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Ralph D 601 CH (registry code 05608OV, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-ralph-d-601-ch) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES RALPH D 601 CH
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150926017659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2015, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT AN UNKNOWN TIME, FROM ST. CHARLES AIRPORT (LS40), AMA, LOUISIANA (SMALL GRASS STRIP). AFTER THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO RETURN A SEARCH BEGAN AND A GROUND SEARCH PARTY FOUND THE WRECKAGE ABOUT

1300 ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP OF A 40 FOOT TALL TREE IN A THICKLY WOODED AREA AND WAS IN ABOUT AN 80 DEGREE NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN. OTHER TREES ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE WERE NOT DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN15FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA426), Sep 26, 2015: Jones Ralph D Zodiac  CH 601 HD (N401), Ama, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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