# Accident 19910606020359A: Eagle DW1, Hector, MN, June 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Hector, MN
- Airport: Hector Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KJSG
- Location: 44.7402° N, 94.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7402&lon=-94.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8800W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8800W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230202, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-aircraft-co-bellanca-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: 1,597 total, 208 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910606020359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD DURING AG RUN. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. ENGINE SUBJECTED TO OVER-BOOST.

## 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 CHI91DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER04), Jun 6, 1991: Bellanca Eagle DW-1 (N8800W), Hector, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE LOW MANEUVERING ALTITUDE AND THE UNSUITABLE (MUDDY) TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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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