Eagle EAGLE DW-1 N8814L
18 July 2008 · Bryan, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Eagle EAGLE DW-1 registered N8814L, operated by Hummel Aviation, was involved in an accident near Bryan, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bryan, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4672, -84.5064
- Aircraft
- Eagle EAGLE DW-1
- Registration
- N8814L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hummel Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bryan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA199
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel calculations. A contributing factor was the inaccurate fuel gauge.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the agricultural spray airplane reported that the airplane's fuel gauge was stuck and it provided an inaccurate indication of the fuel remaining. He thought there was about 30 minutes of fuel remaining, but the engine lost power about 3 miles from the grass airstrip where he intended to land. He reported that the airplane experienced fuel exhaustion, and he executed a forced landing to a field. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over in a field. The inspection of the airplane in the field revealed no fuel in the fuel tank. No fuel was found in the hose from the electric fuel pump to the engine driven fuel pump.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Eagle EAGLE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2007 | Eagle EAGLE DW-1 | Waterville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2010 | Eagle EAGLE DW-1 | Waterville, Washington, United States | Philbert Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Eagle EAGLE DW 1 | Hector, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Eagle EAGLE DW 1 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Eagle EAGLE DW-1 | Windom, Minnesota, United States | Boyana Airspray Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1986 | Eagle EAGLE DW-1 | Howe, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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