NTSB CHI86LA021 — 1985-10-30 · BANGOR, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N8807Z

Make / Model: EAGLE AIRCRAFT CO.-BELLANCA EAGLE DW-1
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 4 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19811218
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AC213A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8807Z Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING ON A GRASS LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AFTER LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND BRAKES REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS RELEASED BUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED AND THE LEFT WHEEL LOCKED. THE LEFT BRAKE LINE WAS BLED REDUCING PRESSURE AND RELEASING THE LEFT BRAKE. EXAMINATION OF OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REVEALED THAT THE CHECK VALUE SPRING DID NOT RELEASE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REMOVED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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