# Accident 19880227005339A: Eagle DW1, Modesto, CA, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQHG
- Location: 37.6300° N, 121.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6300&lon=-121.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8801Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8801Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227005339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED IN A SOFT FIELD. FLIPPED INVERTED. PROPELLER CYLINDER PISTON BROKE OFF.

## 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 LAX88DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA01), Feb 27, 1988: Eagle DW-1 (N8801Y), Modesto, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8801Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19820721039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721039549A), Jul 21, 1982: Eagle DW1 (N8801Y), Murdock, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing. Aluminum sleeve that holds propeller in fixed pitch failed.

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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