# NTSB MIA81DLD45: Eagle Acft DW-1, N8802M, Sparr, FL, May 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1981
- Place: Sparr, FL · SPARR, FL
- Location: 29.3386° N, 82.1126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparr, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3386&lon=-82.1126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1483  81/5/22    SPARR,FL            EAGLE ACFT DW-1     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 1000                    N8802M              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARR FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARR,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS-SPRAYING MANZATE-200.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8802M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802M-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N DW-1-0016-81, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE ACFT DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sparr Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810522027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027989A), May 22, 1981: Eagle DW1, Sparr, FL, Substantial damage. Failed to clear a fence on takeoff from ag strip. Possible wind shift and gusts.

## Other investigations on N8802M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA237), Aug 29, 1989: Eagle DW-1-220 (N8802M), Oklawaha, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING ROLL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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