# Accident 19840802037019A: Eagle DW1, Franklin, GA, August 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2808° N, 85.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2808&lon=-85.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8808B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8808B) (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 IO540M1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,502 total, 277 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840802037019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION. SAT OUT FOR FOUR MONTHS

## 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 ATL84LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA240), Aug 2, 1984: Eagle DW-1 (N8808B), Franklin, GA, 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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