# Accident 19890829032869A: Eagle DW1, Oklawaha, FL, August 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Oklawaha, FL
- Airport: Oklawaha Farms Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.4556° N, 82.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4556&lon=-82.1050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8802M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802M-2013-09-20) (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 W6706A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032869A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON FARM STRIP LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO CANAL. ENGINE NOT RUNNING AT IMPACT. FUEL DRAIN PLUG MISSING.

## 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 MIA89FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA237), Aug 29, 1989: Eagle DW-1-220 (N8802M), Oklawaha, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING ROLL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N8802M (1)

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

- [Accident 19810522027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027989A), May 22, 1981: Eagle DW1 (N8802M), Sparr, FL, Substantial damage. Failed to clear a fence on takeoff from ag strip. Possible wind shift and gusts.

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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