- Date
- February 24, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8803HEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820224000999A
- Case key
- 70261
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported no indication of engine malfunction during takeoff and climb-out. However, after turning in a downwind direction, he noted a loss of airspeed and power. He stated that the power loss was so gradual that he noticed nothing unusual until the plane began losing airspeed. He turned away from a wooded area and swamp ground. Also, he tried to dump the dry fertilizer, but reported that the material apparently choked up in the spreader throat and would not dump. The pilot was forced to land with a tailwind in a muddy, cultivated field to avoid trees and highline wires. During landing, the plane nosed over. An investigation revealed that the number 4 cylinder fuel injector nozzle line had separated near the ferrule at the nozzle end. The line failed from fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8803H
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23
- Airframe hours
- 278
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Planters Dusting Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Planters Dusting Service Inc.
- Departed
- Clarksdale, MS
- Destination
- Clarksdale, MS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 13,855 total · 278 in this make and model · 9,999 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 12 knots
- Temperature
- 131 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8803H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.