Eagle DW-1 N8805M

Summary

On 15 January 1986 at about 16:45 local time, a Eagle DW-1 registered N8805M, operated by Thompson Flyer of Garwood, Inc, was involved in an accident near Bremond, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 January 1986 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bremond, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.1595, -96.6702

Aircraft

Eagle DW-1

Registration

N8805M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thompson Flyer of Garwood, Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marlin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LRA04

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THOMPSON FLYERS OF GARWOOD, INC., RT 1, BOX 214, MARLIN, TX. IN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS UNDER FAA AG OPERATION CERTIFICATE NO. SW-HOU-97-AG. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED ITS LAST SWATH RUN APPLYING RYE GRASS SEEDS. THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT CLIMBING TURN TO THE NORTH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BRUISED SHOULDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.