Plane Crash List

Eagle DW-1 N8810E

5 August 1990 · Jamestown, North Dakota, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1990 at about 23:00 local time, a Eagle DW-1 registered N8810E was involved in an accident near Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
46.9096, -98.6900
Aircraft
Eagle DW-1
Registration
N8810E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90DTG03

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANUEVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANUEVER. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 85 YARDS FROM THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED. SECTIONS OF AIRPLANE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE WERE FOUND UNDER POWERLINES LOCATED ON THE WEST END OF THE FIELD. THE FABRIC AND WOOD STRUCTURE WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING PART OF THE TOP RIGHT WING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Eagle DW-1 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Aug 1989 Eagle DW-1-220
N8802M
Oklawaha, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
6 Jun 1991 Eagle DW-1
N8806Y
Stockton, California, United States Precissi Flying Service, Inc. Minor injuries -
27 Feb 1988 Eagle DW-1
N8801Y
Modesto, California, United States Thomas Welch Minor injuries -
4 Jun 1988 Eagle DW-1
N8802Z
Ferney, South Dakota, United States Husky Spray Service, Inc. Serious injuries -
11 Jun 1988 Eagle DW-1
N8807E
Enterprise, Utah, United States Parowan Crop Dusting Service No injuries -
17 Jul 1988 Eagle DW-1
N8806B
Holdrege, Nebraska, United States Harrington Flying Serv. Inc. No injuries -

All 41 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Apr 1990 Avions Mudry CAP10B
N64UV
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States University of North Dakota Minor injuries -
5 Aug 1990 Cessna 150L
N10094
Donnybrook, North Dakota, United States Pietsch Flying Service Fatal 2
8 Jun 1990 Piper J3C-65
N32922
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
22 Jun 1990 Piper PA-25-260
N4988Y
Hazelton, North Dakota, United States Midwest Air Center Serious injuries -
28 Jun 1990 Grumman G-164A
N6887Q
Edgeley, North Dakota, United States Lonnie D. Hartwig Minor injuries -
11 Jul 1990 Cessna 188
N4940R
Michigan, North Dakota, United States Oewick. DON No injuries -

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