# Accident 19840716032769A: Eagle DW1, Kimball, NE, July 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1984, 11:40 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.2291° N, 103.6491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2291&lon=-103.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815S-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716032769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT MICROWAVE TOWER AS PILOT WAS LOOKING BACK TO OBSERVE SMOKE DRIFT OVER FIELD HE HAD PASSED OVER.

## 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 MKC84FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA218), Jul 16, 1984: Eagle DW1 (N8815S), Kimball, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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