# Accident 19940907048409A: Eagle DW1, Houlton, ME, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 06:00 local time
- Place: Houlton, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.1214° N, 67.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houlton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1214&lon=-67.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8810Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8810Z-2013-08-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907048409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER PASS OVER A FIELD. LANDED ON HIGHWAY, WING HIT TREE. FLIPPED. MAG CORRODED AND ARCING.

## 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 NYC94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA170), Sep 7, 1994: Eagle DW-1 (N8810Z), Houlton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection which failed to detect internal corrosion of the magneto, resulting in ignition arcing and the loss of engine power.

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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