- Date
- September 10, 1991, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hurley, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8814LEagle DW1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910910038939A
- Case key
- 14882
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain a visual lookout.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident airplane collided with the structure of an abandoned irrigation system while performing an aerial application. Part of the lower left wing of the airplane was torn away. The pilot flew the airplane back to its home base without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8814L
- Reported as
- Eagle DW1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW1-008782
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- James Georgeson
- Registered owner
- James Georgeson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 24 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.
Other investigations on N8814L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.