# Accident 19810916062149A: Eagle DW1, Chelan, WA, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 12:05 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.8443° N, 120.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelan, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8443&lon=-120.0136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8802E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802E-2008-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,594 total, 275 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916062149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON SPRAY RUN. REMAINED AIRBORNE. RETURNED TO BASE. POWERLINES NOT MARKED.

## 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 SEA81DYP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP40), Sep 16, 1981: Eagle DW-1 (N8802E), Chelan, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8802E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070809016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809016799A), Aug 9, 2007: Eagle DW1 (N8802E), Waterville, WA, Destroyed. (-23) A/c lost power during loaded take-off, landed in soft dirt field adjacent to airfield, a/c overturned, came to rest upside down, pilot exited a/c, post…

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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