# Accident 20260620008559A: Mccall Thomas A ZODIAC 601XL, O'Donnell, TX, June 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2026, 11:47 local time
- Place: O'Donnell, TX
- Airport: Lamesa Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9749° N, 101.7071° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9749&lon=-101.7071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccall Thomas A ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05631EP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccall-thomas-a-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCALL THOMAS A ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260620008559A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 2026, AT 1147 CDT, A ZODIAC 601XL IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY OFF-FIELD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAMESA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAMESA, TX, ON JUNE 20, 2026, AT 1130 CDT.

## 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 CEN26LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA230), Jun 20, 2026: Zenith 601 XL (N165TJ), O'Donnell, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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