Eagle EAGLE DW-1 N8802E

Summary

On 9 August 2007 at about 15:42 local time, a Eagle EAGLE DW-1 registered N8802E was involved in an accident near Waterville, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2007 at 15:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterville, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Waterville Airport (2S5)

Coordinates

47.6561, -120.0564

Aircraft

Eagle EAGLE DW-1

Registration

N8802E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA226

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power during takeoff for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field where the airplane came to rest.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was departing on runway 07 with 190 gallons of applicant on board. He said that at the runway mid-point his airspeed appeared to be 5 miles per hour slow. He said that when the aircraft reached the point of commitment, the aircraft had not reached flying speed. The pilot said that the airplane launched off a 25 foot escarpment just off the end of the runway and landed in a wheat field. The airplane nosed over onto its back, and burned. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.