- Date
- February 24, 1987, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Modesto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8808EEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870224003359A
- Case key
- 25323
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerial application flight, the pilot stated that just after the aircraft became airborne, it began to lose altitude and struck a canal bank at the end of the dirt strip. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions. The acft was loaded with 220 gallons of fungicide and 40 gals of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8808E
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW-1
- Airframe hours
- 1,210
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Thomas R. Welch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1986 · 213 hours before
- Departed
- Modesto, CA
- Airport
- Ag Strip
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,050 total · 800 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 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.
Other investigations on N8808E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.