- Date
- June 1, 1982, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sprague, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88012Eagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820601020229A
- Case key
- 72673
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Analysis
The pilot had checked out in this make and model of aircraft on the preceeding day. On the day of the accident, he was spraying fertizer in a crosswind condition. He stated that he was on a downhill swath run in gusty conditions when he deployed the controls sufficiently to bring the spoilers into play, thus overcontrolling and allowing the aircraft to contact the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88012
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0013-80
- Airframe hours
- 346
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Miller Land And Livestock
- Registered owner
- Miller Land And Livestock
- Departed
- Sprague, WA
- Destination
- Sprague, WA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 3 in this make and model · 13,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 200 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.