- Date
- August 2, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8808BEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840802037019A
- Case key
- 6512
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Flying cross-country on a special ferry permit (the aircraft's annual inspection had expired) the pilot reports a gradual decline in power occurred until altitude could no longer be maintained. A forced landing was accomplished on apublic road, but the pilot swerved off the road to miss an oncoming vehicle. The aircraft nosed over. Subsequent examination revealed comtamination in three fuel injector nozzles and pinhole size leaks in a fuel supply line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8808B
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW1-10051-81
- Airframe hours
- 168
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 23, 1981 · 168 hours before
- Departed
- Americas, GA
- Destination
- Alexandria, MN
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,502 total · 277 in this make and model · 7,450 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.