Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 accident near Bliss, Idaho, June 29, 1983
On June 29, 1983 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1, registered N8808E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bliss, Idaho. 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 1983 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Bliss, Idaho · 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
- N8808E · no longer on the register · serial DW-1-0051-81
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS RETURNING TO A ROAD TO LAND & RELOAD CHEMICALS FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT DURING FLT DUE TO A PUNCTURE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT & NOSED OVER.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,500 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days; 5,400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 600 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 1, 1983; 200 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Bliss ID at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N8808E the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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