# Accident 19880916053199A: Eagle DW1, Wenatchee, WA, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WSEG
- Location: 47.3703° N, 120.3506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3703&lon=-120.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815C-1991-03-29) (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: 16,500 total, 575 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916053199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA88LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA180), Sep 16, 1988: Eagle DW-1 (N8815C), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage

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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