# Accident 19890502033199A: Doug C47A, Summerland Key, FL, May 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Summerland Key, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6591° N, 81.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6591&lon=-81.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28889-1989-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47A (registry code 3021462, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C47A
- Reported engine: PWA R183090D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,165 total, 1,702 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89GA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89GA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502033199A

## Narrative

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

BECAME TOO LOW WHILE SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES NEAR DUSK. TORE OFF LEFT WING IN TREES IN A TURN AND CRASHED.

## 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 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.

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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