# Accident 19820601020229A: Eagle DW1, Sprague, WA, June 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1982, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sprague, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.3301° N, 118.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3301&lon=-118.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88012-2008-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca DW-1 (registry code 1250014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601020229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE DEPLOYING AIRCRAFTS SPOILERS DURING A CROSSWIND DOWNHILL SPRAY RUN.

## 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 SEA82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA080), Jun 1, 1982: Eagle DW-1 (N88012), Sprague, WA, destroyed

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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