# Accident 19910627024289A: Eagle DW1, Windom, MN, June 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Windom, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PENG
- Location: 43.8593° N, 95.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8593&lon=-95.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88142-2013-06-27) (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: 7,000 total, 560 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627024289A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO CORNFIELD AND NOSED OVER AFTER PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI91DER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER09), Jun 28, 1991: Eagle Eagle DW-1 (N88142), Windom, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S INATTENTION AND THE AIRPLANE'S DETERIORATED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.

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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