ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211315
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 2018 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N622DP |
| MSN: | 6-3960-B |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 506 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bolivar Municipal Airport (M17), Bolivar, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bolivar, MO (M17) |
| Bolivar, MO (M17) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot departed for a local personal flight in the experimental airplane that he had built and flown for about 500 hours. A witness saw the airplane flying about 50 feet above trees with the nose oscillating up and down. According to the witness, the engine was not "making any strange noises [and had a] steady tone." The airplane struck trees and impacted the ground about 0.75 mile south of the airport.
Postaccident examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller revealed no discrepancies or anomalies that would have prevented normal operation.The damage to the propeller blades was consistent with rotation at impact. An autopsy of the pilot was not performed. According to the toxicology report, no ethanol or drugs were detected. Given the oscillations described by the witness, it is likely that the pilot did not maintain airplane control following the takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=622DP
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Media:
A small plane crashed at Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar. pic.twitter.com/AxczUyM6lj
— Andrew Jansen (@ajfotog) May 22, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2018 17:07 | Geno | Added |
| 22-May-2018 19:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2018 19:05 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-May-2018 21:57 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Jun-2019 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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