# Accident 19890626017629A: Doug DC3C, Petersburg, AK, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 11:05 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Airport: Petersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ADVA
- Location: 57.0510° N, 132.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0510&lon=-132.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8042X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042X-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183094
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017629A

## Narrative

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

AILERON LEFT YOKE CONTROL CHAIN BROKE ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA122), Jun 26, 1989: Douglas DC-3C (N8042X), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN BACK TO THE AIRPORT USING THE RIGHT SEAT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE FAILURE & SEPARATION OF A PORTION…

## Other reports on N8042X (2)

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

- [Incident 19870804045139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045139I), Aug 4, 1987: Doug C47 (N8042X), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Engine shutdown and fire bottles discharged after fire warning on descent. A cylinder had cracked.
- [Incident 19860922050839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860922050839I), Sep 22, 1986: Doug DC3C (N8042X), Fairbanks, AK. Right engine oil pressure dropped. Secured engine. Found a piece of carbon stuck in oil pressure regulator.

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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