# Accident 19890522012059A: Doug DC3C, Waterman, IL, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Waterman, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CNDA
- Location: 41.7656° N, 88.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterman, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7656&lon=-88.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47CE-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R20007M2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89MA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012059A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND ENTERED SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT DURING TRAINING STALL MANEUVERS. PIC HAD MINIMUM TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI89MA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA095), May 22, 1989: Douglas DC3C-S13CG (N47CE), Waterman, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION WHILE TRAINING THE COPILOT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN, THEN DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION TO PROPERLY…

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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