19850603065499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eagle DW1 · Orovada, NV · June 3, 1985

Date
June 3, 1985 · 09:00 local
Place
Orovada, NV
Airport
Battle Creek
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8804F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA193
Reported as
Eagle DW1
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540M1B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,531 total264 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after last swath run turn. Flipped over in waist high alfalfa field. Cause of failure not reported.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LAST SWATH RUN TURN. FLIPPED OVER IN WAIST HIGH ALFALFA FIELD. CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.