# Accident 19890615015689A: Boeing A75N1, Daytona Beach, FL, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57946) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,705 total, 314 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE BANNER OF ANOTHER BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT. MADE UNSUCESSFUL COLLISION AVOIDANCE. CRASHED IN OCEAN AND SANK.

## 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 MIA89FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA176), Jun 15, 1989: Boeing A-75 (N57946), Daytona Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE BIPLANE PILOT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID THE COLLISION WITH THE BANNER BEING TOWED BY THE OTHER AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N57946 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890428010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428010409A), Apr 28, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N57946), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing in a crosswind. No rudder stops allowed rudder to block elevators to neutral position.

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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