# Baker Don ZENITH 601

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05901RD
- Manufacturer (registry): BAKER DON
- Model: ZENITH 601
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-don-zenith-601

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 (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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20180522005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180522005759A), May 22, 2018: Baker Don ZENITH 601 (N622DP), Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed Bolivar Municipal Airport from runway 18. Approximately three quarter mile from the departure runway, the aircraft struck a tree on a…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Wood Mark A ZENITH 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-mark-a-zenith-601): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056155E
- [Gibbs James F ZENITH 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbs-james-f-zenith-601): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056410P

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