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Eagle DW-1 N8807Z

30 October 1985 · Bangor, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 October 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Eagle DW-1 registered N8807Z, operated by Michael Scott Dornan, was involved in an accident near Bangor, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bangor, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Bangor Private (RLA)
Coordinates
42.3091, -86.1103
Aircraft
Eagle DW-1
Registration
N8807Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael Scott Dornan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86LA021

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING ON A GRASS LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AFTER LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND BRAKES REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS RELEASED BUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED AND THE LEFT WHEEL LOCKED. THE LEFT BRAKE LINE WAS BLED REDUCING PRESSURE AND RELEASING THE LEFT BRAKE. EXAMINATION OF OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REVEALED THAT THE CHECK VALUE SPRING DID NOT RELEASE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REMOVED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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