# NTSB SEA81DYP40: Eagle DW-1, N8802E, Chelan, WA, September 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1981
- Place: Chelan, WA · CHELAN, WA
- Location: 47.8443° N, 120.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelan, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8443&lon=-120.0136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP40

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802E-2008-06-09), registration cancelled 2008-06-09, S/N DW-1-0015-81, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810916062149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916062149A), Sep 16, 1981: Eagle DW1, Chelan, WA, Substantial damage. Struck wires on spray run. Remained airborne. Returned to base. Powerlines not marked.

## Other investigations on N8802E (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 SEA07CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA226), Aug 9, 2007: Eagle Eagle DW-1 (N8802E), Waterville, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field where the airplane came to rest.

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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