- Date
- June 3, 1985, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Orovada, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8804FEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850603065499A
- Case key
- 40222
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After completing his last spray run, the plt began a turn. During the turn, the eng lost power, then restarted & lost power again. Attempts to restart the eng were to no avail. Since the acft was still at a very low alt (aprx 50 ft), an emerg landing was imminent. The plt landed in a field of tall alfalfa & the acft nosed over. He reported that the eng had quit due to a mechanical problem, but no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8804F
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0029-81
- Airframe hours
- 471
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Henery W. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 18, 1984
- Departed
- Bottle Creek, NV
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,531 total · 264 in this make and model · 1,454 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.