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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eagle DW1 · Wenatchee, WA · September 16, 1988

Date: September 16, 1988 · 08:00 local
Place: Wenatchee, WA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WSEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8815C
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA88LA180
Reported as: Eagle DW1
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540M1B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,500 total575 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N8815CRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 1991 · Eagle EAGLE DW-1S/N DW1009182 Airframe modelEagle EAGLE DW-1

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What happened

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Encountered a strong downdraft on a spray turn around in gusty wind over a river. Unable to recover. Ditched.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT ON A SPRAY TURN AROUND IN GUSTY WIND OVER A RIVER. UNABLE TO RECOVER. DITCHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA88LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWenatchee, WAAfter takeoff, plt noted wind increasing. Plt then made downwind 300 ft AGL survey run of field to be sprayed abutting columbia river. In procedure turn over river at completion of run, acft encountered 'sinkhole' wihch plt could not counter with full power…Sep 16, 1988 · Substantial damage