Accident Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8807Z, Friday 23 May 1986

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Date:	Friday 23 May 1986
Time:	12:50 LT
Type:	Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
Owner/operator:	Michael Dorman
Registration:	N8807Z
MSN:	DW-1 0049-81
Year of manufacture:	1981
Total airframe hrs:	530 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Baroda, MI - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	South Haven, MI (0D1
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ACFT ENGINE AFTER NOTICING OIL ON THE CANOPY AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A CORN FIELD AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE OIL PRESSURE HOSE HAD RUPTURED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: