# Incident 19890216017149I: Doug DC982, Detroit, MI, February 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1989, 17:59 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309RC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890216017149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ADVISED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND. CAUSED TRAFFIC CONFLICT.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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