# Accident 19830326015509A: Eagle DW1, Waverly, WA, March 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waverly, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4407° N, 117.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4407&lon=-117.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8809A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 220 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326015509A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN ON SPRAY RUN TURNAROUND. NOSED OVER ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 SEA83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA086), Mar 27, 1983: Eagle DW-1 (N8809A), Waverly, WA, 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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