# Accident 19820721039549A: Eagle DW1, Murdock, MN, July 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1982, 18:40 local time
- Place: Murdock, MN
- Airport: Murdock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.2205° N, 95.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2205&lon=-95.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8801Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8801Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Reported engine: CONT R670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,216 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721039549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. ALUMINUM SLEEVE THAT HOLDS PROPELLER IN FIXED PITCH FAILED.

## 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 CHI82DA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA265), Jul 21, 1982: Eagle DW-1 (N8801Y), Murdock, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8801Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19880227005339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227005339A), Feb 27, 1988: Eagle DW1 (N8801Y), Modesto, CA, Destroyed. Engine lost power on climbout. Crashed in a soft field. Flipped inverted. Propeller cylinder piston broke off.

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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