- Date
- January 15, 1986, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bremond, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8805MEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860115000709A
- Case key
- 22124
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Analysis
According to the pilot, the aircraft was being operated by thompson flyers of garwood, inc., rt 1, box 214, marlin, TX. In agricultural aircraft operations under FAA ag operation certificate no. SW-HOU-97-AG. The aircraft had completed its last swath run applying rye grass seeds. The pilot initiated a left climbing turn to the north and lost control of the aircraft as it continued to roll to the left. The aircraft collided with the ground in a nose down altitude. There was no fire. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot suffered a bruised shoulder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8805M
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW-1-0035-81
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Thompson Flyer Of Garwood, Inc, doing business as And Eagle Lake Flyers
- Registered owner
- Ronnie L. Cape
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1985 · 285 hours before
- Departed
- Marlin, TX
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,780 total · 123 in this make and model · 5,453 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.