# Bass Jerry VANS RV6A - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 05605Z4 - Manufacturer (registry): BASS JERRY - Model: VANS RV6A - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bass-jerry-vans-rv6a Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (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 (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… ## Service difficulty reports (2) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2024FA0000231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024FA0000231), Dec 9, 2023: HOSE CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. BRASS 1/4" HOSE COUPLING CAME DISCONNECTED INSIDE THE COCKPIT WHERE THE PITOT LINE ENTERS THE CABIN. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF INDICATED AIRSPEED DURING CRUISE - [SDR 2005FA0001051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001051), Jul 19, 2005: MOUNT. CHAFED. LOWER RT DIAGONAL ENGINE MOUNT TUBE FOUND CHAFED DO TO EXHAUST PIPE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE TUBE, THIS HAPPENED DO TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE EXHAUST SY ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Floyd G Halderman JR VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/floyd-g-halderman-jr-vans-rv6a): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 05630V9 - [Mosher Rick VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mosher-rick-vans-rv-6a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05603MV - [Stewart John H VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-john-h-vans-rv6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056024S - [Gines Edmund D VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gines-edmund-d-vans-rv6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560265 - [Kincaid Wade VANS RV 6-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/kincaid-wade-vans-rv-6-a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602AP - [Furey John P VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/furey-john-p-vans-rv6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602EG - [Towner Miles Allen VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/towner-miles-allen-vans-rv-6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602J7 - [Schell Timothy N VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schell-timothy-n-vans-rv-6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056031Y - [Hoopes Todd Christian VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoopes-todd-christian-vans-rv-6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560329 - [Laboyteaux Mark E VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/laboyteaux-mark-e-vans-rv-6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056033A - [Dodgion Gary Robert VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dodgion-gary-robert-vans-rv6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603JI - [Greener Robert VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/greener-robert-vans-rv-6a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560402 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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