# NTSB CHI84LA231: Eagle DW-1, N8801P, Oklee, MN, June 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Oklee, MN
- Coordinates: 47.829483, -95.850761 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8295&lon=-95.8508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA231
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12645/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA231

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft service - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lubricating system,oil tank - open (contributing factor)
  - fluid,oil - siphoning (contributing factor)
  - fluid,oil - loss,partial (contributing factor)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF A ROAD INTO A DITCH WHICH DESTROYED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PLT SAID OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKEOFF AND HE COULD NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH TO FIND THE AIRSTRIP SO HE LANDED ON THE ROAD WHILE LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW. THE OIL SIPHONED OUT OF THE OPEN OIL FILLER PORT AND WAS BLOWN OVER THE ACFT. THE PLTSAID HE WAS DISTRACTED AFTER PUTTING OIL IN THE ACFT AND FORGOT TO PUT THE DIPSTICK/CAP BACK ON.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8801P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801P-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N DW-1-0008-80, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: DW-1-0008-80
- Airframe hours: 871
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-M1B5D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Odell Priest
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: OKLEE, MN

## 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, expired; seat: front; flight hours: 4,715 total, 76 in this make and model, 4,683 as pilot in command, 105 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840612026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840612026399A), Jun 12, 1984: Eagle DW1, Oklee, MN, Substantial damage. Forgot to replace oil filler cap. Oil on windshield on takeoff. Landed on a road and ran off into a ditch.

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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