# Accident 19930719024429A: Eagle DW1, Grinnell, IA, July 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grinnell, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.7407° N, 92.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7407&lon=-92.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815W-1995-08-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930719024429A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED PERFORMANCE PROBLEM, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (-4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF IN THE AG SPRAY PLANE TO BEGAN AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OVER NEARBY FIELDS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE SAID THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRPLANE MORE THAN 100' TO 150' ABOVE THE GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT, BUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE DESPITE FULL THROTTLE. HE MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A SOFT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CHI93LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA264), Jul 19, 1993: Bellanca DW-1 (N8815W), Grinnell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to undetermined reason(s). A factor in the accident is the soft field landing site.

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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