Accident Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8804F, Monday 3 June 1985

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Date:	Monday 3 June 1985
Time:	09:00 LT
Type:	Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8804F
MSN:	0029-81
Total airframe hrs:	471 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orovada, NV - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Bottle Creek, NV
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AFTER COMPLETING HIS LAST SPRAY RUN, THE PLT BEGAN A TURN. DURING THE TURN, THE ENG LOST POWER, THEN RESTARTED & LOST POWER AGAIN. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG WERE TO NO AVAIL. SINCE THE ACFT WAS STILL AT A VERY LOW ALT (APRX 50 FT), AN EMERG LANDING WAS IMMINENT. THE PLT LANDED IN A FIELD OF TALL ALFALFA & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENG HAD QUIT DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, BUT NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

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