# Accident 19900519018079A: Eagle DW1, Petersberg, TX, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Petersberg, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TPXG
- Location: 33.8697° N, 101.5908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8697&lon=-101.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803E-2013-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,670 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519018079A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL ON LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON THE PRIVATE DIRT AG STRIP.

## 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 FTW90DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG02), May 19, 1990: Bellanca BL-DW-1 (N8803E), Petersberg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE RESULT OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL.

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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