- Date
- September 22, 1981
- Place
- Westmoreland, CA · WESTMORELAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8801VEagle DW-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810922060889A
- Case key
- 123524
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3011 81/9/22 WESTMORELAND,CA EAGLE DW-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 9000 TIME - 0259 N8801V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAWLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CANOPY CAME OPEN,INTERRUPTED AIRFLOW TO RUDDER,ENCTRD UNCTLD L TURN W ENG PWR.DEFECTIVE LATCH SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8801V
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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