- Date
- August 5, 1990, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jamestown, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8810EEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900805030369A
- Case key
- 14509
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerline during an aerial application manuever.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane crashed in an open field during an aerial application manuever. The wreckage was located 85 yards from the field being sprayed. Sections of airplane fabric and structure were found under powerlines located on the west end of the field. The fabric and wood structure were identified as being part of the top right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8810E
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW-1-0063-82
- Airframe hours
- 1,192
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Kevin J. Barnick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1990 · 114 hours before
- Destination
- JMS
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JMS, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.