# N28889: Douglas C-47A, registration cancelled 1989-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Douglas C-47A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47a) (registry code 3021462)
- Serial number: 20520
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A2EF45
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28889-1989-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas C-47A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA89GA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89GA144), May 3, 1989: Douglas C-47 (N28889), Summerland Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE WAS MAINTAINED ABOVE THE TERRAIN AND TREES. THE TREES AND LIGHT CONDITION AT DUSK WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19890502033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502033199A), May 2, 1989: Doug C47A (N28889), Summerland Key, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Became too low while spraying for mosquitoes near dusk. Tore off left wing in trees in a turn and crashed.

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