- Date
- September 16, 1981
- Place
- Chelan, WA · CHELAN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8802EEagle DW-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810916062149A
- Case key
- 123455
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2706 81/9/16 CHELAN,WA EAGLE DW-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3594 TIME - 1205 N8802E PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHELAN,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2950 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 750 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8802E
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8802ERegistration cancelled Jun 9, 2008 · Eagle EAGLE DW-1Airframe modelEagle EAGLE DW-1Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8802E · 1
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