- Date
- June 25, 1984, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8802REagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625033629A
- Case key
- 16427
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Lubricating system - leakFactor
Window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy)Factor
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Visual lookout - not possibleFactor
Nose over
Analysis
In cruise flt, oil covered the windscreen and plt elected a precautionary landing on a dirt road. Acft collided with a mailbox on roll out and nosed over. Oil filler cap found loose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8802R
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW1 001881
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Leslie C. Boler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
N8802RRegistered now · Eagle EAGLE DW-1Airframe modelEagle EAGLE DW-1Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.