ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382342
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Date: | Saturday 26 March 1983 |
Time: | 17:30 LT |
Type: | Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 |
Owner/operator: | Eagle Cropdusting |
Registration: | N8809A |
MSN: | 0053-82 |
Total airframe hrs: | 219 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-M1BD5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Waverly, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Spangle, WA (WA62) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT WAS ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION SPRAYING DRY FERTILIZER ON AN UPSLOPE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. HETURNED DOWNSLOPE AS THE ACFT SETTLED BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT GROUND CONTACT. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA83LA086 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA086
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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