# Accident 19880717028469A: Eagle DW1, Holdrege, NE, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Holdrege, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4408° N, 99.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4408&lon=-99.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8806B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806B-2021-01-11) (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: 2,360 total, 726 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717028469A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER COMPLETING A SPRAY OPERATION. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD.

## 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 MKC88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA128), Jul 17, 1988: Eagle DW-1 (N8806B), Holdrege, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8806B (1)

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

- [Accident 20150728012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150728012509A), Jul 28, 2015: Eagle Aircraft Co EAGLE DW-1 (N8806B), Hector, MN, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on a test flight checking the recently installed spray bars. Upon return to airport, pilot allowed aircraft to descend below glide path during…

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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