- Date
- June 27, 1991, 19:00 local (Jun 28, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Windom, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88142Eagle Eagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910627024289A
- Case key
- 14855
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper aircraft handling. Related factors are the pilot's inattention and the airplane's deteriorated performance capability.
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 was taking off with a full load of chemicals for aerial application. The pilot stated shortly after lift-off, the aircraft engine began to lose power. The airplane touched down in a cornfield located off the departure end of the runway and came to rest inverted. Post-accident investigation revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunction. When investigators arrived at the accident site, the magneto switch was in the 'left' position. The temperature was 85 degrees fahrenheit, with a dew point of 73 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88142
- Reported as
- Eagle Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW-1-0090-82
- Airframe hours
- 1,366
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Boyana Airspray Corp
- Registered owner
- Vucetic, Miroslan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1991 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- MWM · Windom, runway 35, 3,599 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 560 in this make and model · 5,750 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RFW, 31 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.