# NTSB ATL82DA058: Eagle DW-1, N8803H, Clarksdale, MS, February 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 24, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Coordinates: 34.200748, -90.569236 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-90.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70261/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA058

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - fuel system,line - fatigue (cause)
  - fuel system,line - separation (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aerial application equipment - blocked(total) (contributing factor)
  - load jettison - not possible, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803H-2001-08-01), registration cancelled 2001-08-01, S/N DW-1-0023-81 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23
- Airframe hours: 278
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820224000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820224000999A), Feb 24, 1982: Eagle DW1, Clarkdale, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route to spray field. Nosed over in plowed field. Fuel injector nozzle line seperated at nozzle.

## Other investigations on N8803H (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 DEN00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA090), May 18, 2000: Eagle DW-1 (N8803H), Boulder, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to take timely remedial action when he realized a low fuel state. Factors were fuel exhaustion and low airspeed.

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.

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