# Accident 20070809016799A: Eagle DW1, Waterville, WA, August 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2007, 08:55 local time
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WSUG
- Location: 47.6561° N, 120.0564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6561&lon=-120.0564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8802E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802E-2008-06-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LOST POWER DURING LOADED TAKE-OFF, LANDED IN SOFT DIRT FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRFIELD, A/C OVERTURNED, CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, PILOT EXITED A/C, POST ACCIDENT FIRE, NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA07CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA226), Aug 9, 2007: Eagle Eagle DW-1 (N8802E), Waterville, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field where the airplane came to rest.

## Other reports on N8802E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810916062149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916062149A), Sep 16, 1981: Eagle DW1 (N8802E), Chelan, WA, Substantial damage. Struck wires on spray run. Remained airborne. Returned to base. Powerlines not marked.

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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