- Date
- August 7, 1987, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hamer, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8803REagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870807043429A
- Case key
- 40672
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that he bgn taking off on a downhill strip (aprx 1/2 mi long) with a left quartering tail wind. As the takeoff roll progressed, he realized an overrun was developing, so he bgn dumping his load & attempted to lift- off. He said the acft settled into tall weeds at the departure end of the rwy & nosed over. After the acdnt, the plt noted that the wind had increased in velocity. The density alt was about 6500'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8803R
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BW-1-0024-81
- Airframe hours
- 1,657
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ray Dean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1986
- Airport
- Hamer Strip, runway 18, 2,640 × ft, gravel
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,300 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 7,400 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.