# Accident 20180522005759A: Baker Don ZENITH 601, Bolivar, MO, May 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2018, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Airport: Bolivar Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6001° N, 93.4093° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6001&lon=-93.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622DP-2019-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baker Don ZENITH 601 (registry code 05901RD, https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-don-zenith-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAKER DON ZENITH 601
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180522005759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 18. APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTER MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE ON A GOLF COURSE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE AND PORPOISING BEFORE STRIKING THE TREE.

## 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 CEN18FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA186), May 22, 2018: James Donald Baker Zenith (N622DP), Bolivar, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.

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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