# NTSB DEN81FTE47: Bellanca DW1, N8802B, Loveland, CO, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3290  81/6/26    LOVELAND,CO         BELLANCA DW1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2395
        TIME - 0730                    N8802B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELAND,CO                 LOVELAND,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   22                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5050                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8802B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802B-2008-08-29), registration cancelled 2008-08-29, S/N DW-1-0014-80, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA DW1
- Registry model: [Bellanca DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-dw-1) (registry code 1250014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810626037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626037089A), Jun 26, 1981: Eagle DW1, Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. On takeoff, aircraft wing caught on wheat along edge of runway. Airplane ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N8802B (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 MKC87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA088), Apr 23, 1987: Eagle DW-1 (N8802B), Lincoln, KS, substantial damage

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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