# N289DC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: August 10, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=289DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289DC

## Aircraft that carried N289DC

- [Cancelled 2024-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289DC-2024-08-10): Hylio AG-122, S/N 010252. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 2017-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289DC-2017-05-03): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0240. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Moore Howard James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20HOWARD%20JAMES), [Joshua Tree, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Joshua%20Tree)
- [Cancelled 1994-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289DC-1994-03-29): Cornwell Don F KR-2, S/N 7748. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cornwell Don F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORNWELL%20DON%20F), [Morgantown, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Morgantown)

## NTSB investigations on N289DC (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA160), Sep 18, 1993: Cornwell KR-2 (N289DC), Covington, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ON FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS WERE, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S DEFECTIVE DISTANT VISION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N289DC (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930917034819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917034819A), Sep 17, 1993: Amtr KR2 (N289DC), Covington, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Collided with a tree during night landing. Misjudged obstacle clearance and defective piston one eye were factors.
- [Incident 19900914048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914048119I), Sep 14, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N289DC), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot stated he simply forgot to lower the landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19900515031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515031619I), May 15, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N289DC), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing on a test flight. Landing gear collapsed and aircraft slid down runway.

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