- Date
- June 4, 1988, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ferney, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8802ZEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880604018469A
- Case key
- 17332
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ag plt reported that he encountered a 'dust devil' while in a climbing turn during a turnaround at the end of a swath run. He said he attempted to counter the turbulence enduced roll with appropriate flt control inputs but the acft did not recover and began an out-of-control descent to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8802Z
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1002081
- Airframe hours
- 899
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Husky Spray Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Husky Spray Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1988 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Stratford, SD
- Destination
- NONE · Ferney, SD
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 550 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.