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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Eagle DW1 · Westmoreland, CA · September 22, 1981

Date
September 22, 1981 · 02:59 local
Place
Westmoreland, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8801V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUM21
Reported as
Eagle DW1
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total400 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Canopy came open on pullup from a spray run. Blocked airflow over rudder. Nosed over on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. BLOCKED AIRFLOW OVER RUDDER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.