# Accident 19850603065499A: Eagle DW1, Orovada, NV, June 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Orovada, NV
- Airport: Battle Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6303° N, 117.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6303&lon=-117.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8804F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8804F-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-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: 1,531 total, 264 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850603065499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA193), Jun 3, 1985: Eagle DW-1 (N8804F), Orovada, NV, 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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