# Accident 19890301007799A: Doug DC3, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 16:14 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FITA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28PR-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9HD series (registry code 67028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,067 total, 6,467 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301007799A

## Narrative

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

REPORT SAYS, LOST ENGINE TURNING FINAL. AIRPLANE IN A SKID. UNABLE TO RECOVER, DITCHED. PROP FEATHERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA89FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA096), Mar 1, 1989: Douglas DC-3 (N28PR), Isla Verde, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FEATHER THE LEFT PROPELLER AND TRIM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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