Accident Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8813J,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379619
 
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Date:Monday 30 April 1984
Time:04:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DW1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
Owner/operator:William Mark Walters
Registration: N8813J
MSN: 0083-82
Total airframe hrs:420 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Spangle, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Spangle, WA
Destination airport:Jerome, ID (U73)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ACCORDING TO FAA INSPECTORS, THE PLT POLISHED THE LOWER LEADING EDGES OF WINGS BEFORE DEPARTING, AS THEY WERE COVERED WITH FROST. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT THE ACFT ENTERED AN INADVERTENT STALL, FOLLOWED BY A THREE POINT LANDING ONTO SOFT FIELD. THE ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA84LA098
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA84LA098

Location

Revision history:

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