# NTSB CHI82DA265: Eagle DW-1, N8801Y, Murdock, MN, July 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1982, 18:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Murdock, MN
- Coordinates: 45.220527, -95.39038 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2205&lon=-95.3904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA265
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71800/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA265

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise
  - propeller system/accessories - failure,partial (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE TO A BEAN FIELD WHEN THE GROUND ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER CAME OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEANFIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ADJUSTABLE FIXED PITCH PROPELLER ALUMINUM SLEEVE, THAT HOLDS THE PROPELLER IN A FIXED PITCH, SHEARED OFF IN FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8801Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8801Y), registered now, S/N DW-1-0011-80, built 1980 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: DW1-1-0011-8
- Airframe hours: 301
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-M1B5D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Larry Feucht
- Registered owner: Larry Feucht
- Departed: MURDOCK, MN
- Destination: MURDOCK, MN
- Airport: 12, Murlock

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,216 total, 80 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 17 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °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 19820721039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721039549A), Jul 21, 1982: Eagle DW1, Murdock, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing. Aluminum sleeve that holds propeller in fixed pitch failed.

## Other investigations on N8801Y (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 LAX88DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA01), Feb 27, 1988: Eagle DW-1 (N8801Y), Modesto, CA, destroyed

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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