- Date
- July 17, 1988, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Holdrege, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8806BEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880717028469A
- Case key
- 34603
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Analysis
The plt said that after completing a spraying operation and depleting his chemical load, he flew to a near-by farm field to check it over. Enroute, the engine quit, and attempts to restart it were unsuccessful. An emergency ldg was attempted in a plowed farm field. During the rollout, the acft nosed over, due to the soft, muddy conditions. Post accident inspection and engine run-up, indicated the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8806B
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW1003981
- Airframe hours
- 722
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Harrington Flying Serv. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Harrington Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1988 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- HDE · Holdrege, NE
- Destination
- HDE
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,360 total · 726 in this make and model · 2,360 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8806B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.