Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 accident near Minto, North Dakota, August 10, 1993
On August 10, 1993 at about 4:10 pm local time, a Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1, registered N8813B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Minto, North Dakota (Minto airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING GROUND MANEUVERING. INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT AND THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 1993 · about 4:10 pm local time
- Place
- Minto, North Dakota · Minto · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1
- Registration
- N8813B · no longer on the register · serial DW-1-0081-82
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT, HE NOTICED AN AIRPLANE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL 'ON COLLISION COURSE.' HE STATED WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, HE ATTEMPTED EVASIVE ACTION. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY INTO AN AREA OF TALL, WET GRASS. THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND, DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE SAW THE TRAFFIC. HE STATED THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND HE DIDN'T SEE THE LANDING AIRPLANE WHEN HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. WINDS WERE CALM, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH, THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING TO THE SOUTH. NEITHER AIRPLANE HAD A RADIO.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 7,800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,670 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 7, 1993; 200 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Asap Airspray, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: D06
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,600 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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