# NTSB MKC88LA128: Eagle DW-1, N8806B, Holdrege, NE, July 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 17, 1988, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Holdrege, NE
- Coordinates: 40.440761, -99.369415 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4408&lon=-99.3694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34603/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA128

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806B-2021-01-11), registration cancelled 2021-01-11, S/N DW-1-0039-81 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: DW1003981
- Airframe hours: 722
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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)

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

- [Accident 19880717028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717028469A), Jul 17, 1988: Eagle DW1, Holdrege, NE, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel after completing a spray operation. Aircraft nosed over landing in a soft field.

## Other investigations on N8806B (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 CEN15LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA326), Jul 29, 2015: Eagle Eagle DW 1 (N8806B), Hector, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The intermittent partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a lower-than-expected approach glidepath and impact with terrain short of the runway. The reason for the intermittent partial loss of…

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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