# Accident 19820820040259A: Eagle DW1, Holdrege, NE, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Holdrege, NE
- Airport: Brewster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4392° N, 99.3696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4392&lon=-99.3696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8809J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8809J-2018-03-08) (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: 2,303 total, 127 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040259A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MKC82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA150), Aug 20, 1982: Eagle DW-1 (N8809J), Holdrege, NE, substantial damage

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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