# Accident 19870606019059A: Eagle DW1, Mediapolis, IA, June 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mediapolis, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMJG
- Location: 40.9993° N, 91.1601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9993&lon=-91.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803S-2014-11-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 140 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606019059A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF EARLY AND SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. IT WENT THRU A FENCE AND A DITCH.

## 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 MKC87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA120), Jun 7, 1987: Eagle DW-1 (N8803S), Mediapolis, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8803S (1)

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

- [Incident 19830329013399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830329013399I), Mar 29, 1983: Eagle DW1 (N8803S), Muskogee, OK, Minor damage. Engine misfire and power loss while en route. Landed on a road. Wing hit a road sign on rollout.

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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