# Accident 19910606020619A: Eagle DW1, Stockton, CA, June 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBEG
- Location: 38.0100° N, 121.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0100&lon=-121.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8806Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8806Y) (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 W6706N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910606020619A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN ABRUPT MANEUVER TO AVOID POWERLINES AT END OF SPRAY RUN.

## 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 LAX91LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA250), Jun 6, 1991: Eagle DW-1 (N8806Y), Stockton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK TO DETECT POWER TRANSMISSION WIRES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH RESULTING IN AN ABRUPT MANEUVER AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT STALL.

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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