Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 accident near Goree, TX
On June 9, 1993, an Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goree, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 9, 1993
- Place
- Goree, TX
- Aircraft
- Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.459°N, 99.519°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12603
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On June 9, 1993, at 0845 central daylight time, an Eagle DW-1, N8808Z, was destroyed near Goree, Texas, when it impacted terrain in an uncontrolled descent, following a loss of control while maneuvering. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the local personal flight. On the morning of the flight, the airplane was full of fuel with the hopper empty, and the pilot had been cleared by the company pilot to taxi the airplane (single seat) until he felt comfortable. He was then to takeoff and land a couple of times, and fly around the area to become familiar with the airplane in flight. He completed the 2 takeoffs and landings following the practice taxiing. The airplane departed the pattern at the Munday, Texas, airport, in an easterly direction at approximately 0830. Witnesses reported the airplane was observed in level flight in an easterly direction when it pitched up/pulled up, dropped the left wing and nosed downward. Witnesses reported that the airplane entered what they deciphered as a spiral. Estimate of airplane altitude when the maneuver occurred varied from 100 to 500 feet. Witnesses reported the descent as vertical or near vertical. PERSONNEL INFORMATION: During interviews conducted with the owner and operator, by the investigator in charge, they stated the pilot had been employed by the company as a loader and an airplane mechanic, with the knowledge that he could work into flying the Eagle DW-1 as an agricultural pilot for the company. The company pilot conducted ground
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
