# Accident 19851030058299A: Eagle DW1, Bangor, MI, October 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bangor, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3091° N, 86.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3091&lon=-86.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8807Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8807Z) (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: 3,842 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030058299A

## Narrative

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

APPLIED FULL LEFT BRAKE TO STOP DRIFT ON LANDING. MASTER CYLINDER CHECK VALVE SPRING DID NOT RELEASE, LOCKED BRAKE.

## 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 CHI86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA021), Oct 30, 1985: Eagle DW-1 (N8807Z), Bangor, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8807Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860523040169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860523040169A), May 23, 1986: Eagle DW1 (N8807Z), Baroda, MI, Substantial damage. Oil hose ruptured during spraying operation. Nosed over during the precautionary landing in a wet, soft field.
- [Accident 19820808035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035149A), Aug 8, 1982: Eagle DW1 (N8807Z), Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires while descending over a field to be sprayed. Aircraft then struck the ground.

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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