# Accident 19910801031109A: Eagle DW1, Poston, AZ, August 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1991, 19:40 local time
- Place: Poston, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZCUG
- Location: 33.8303° N, 114.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-114.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8812W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8812W-1992-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle EAGLE DW-1 (registry code 3230203, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW1
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON PULL UP TO MISS WIRES ON A SPRAY RUN. SETTLED,CARTWHEELED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX91LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA337), Aug 2, 1991: Eagle DW1 (N8812W), Poston, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE WIRES WHICH REQUIRED A RAPID PULL-UP MANEUVER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE TRANSMISSION…

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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