# Accident 19880604018469A: Eagle DW1, Ferney, SD, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ferney, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKSG
- Location: 45.3297° N, 98.0900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3297&lon=-98.0900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8802Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8802Z) (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: 1,800 total, 550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604018469A

## Narrative

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

IN SLOW CLIMBING TURN,CYCLONIC TURBULENCE INDUCED INVERTED FLAT SPIN SITUATION. PILOT UNABLE TO RECOVER, CRASHED.

## 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 DEN88DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTK01), Jun 4, 1988: Eagle DW-1 (N8802Z), Ferney, SD, destroyed

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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