# Accident 19820808035149A: Eagle DW1, Cheneyville, LA, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 08:37 local time
- Place: Cheneyville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.0107° N, 92.2795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0107&lon=-92.2795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8807Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8807Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230202, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-aircraft-co-bellanca-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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,580 total, 150 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE DESCENDING OVER A FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW82DA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA319), Aug 8, 1982: Eagle DW-1 (N8807Z), Cheneyville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8807Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19860523040169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860523040169A), May 23, 1986: Eagle DW1 (N8807Z), Baroda, MI, Substantial damage. Oil hose ruptured during spraying operation. Nosed over during the precautionary landing in a wet, soft field.
- [Accident 19851030058299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030058299A), Oct 30, 1985: Eagle DW1 (N8807Z), Bangor, MI, Substantial damage. Applied full left brake to stop drift on landing. Master cylinder check valve spring did not release, locked brake.

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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