# Accident 20190518004819A: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A, Chillicothe, OH, May 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2019, 12:45 local time
- Place: Chillicothe, OH
- Airport: Ross County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2842° N, 82.8744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2842&lon=-82.8744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596JB-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (registry code 05605Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bass-jerry-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BASS JERRY VANS RV6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004819A

## Narrative

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

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 ACCOUNTED FOR ALBEIT IN A HIGHLY DAMAGED FORM.  CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS INDICATION OF FUEL ON BOARD DUE TO THE EVIDENCE OF BLIGHTED VEGETATION AROUND THE IMPACT AREA. PROBABLE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 6/11/19)

## 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 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…

## Other reports on N596JB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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…

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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