# Accident 19900519016579A: Doug DC3G202A, Capon Bridge, WV, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Capon Bridge, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NBFG
- Location: 39.2796° N, 78.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2796&lon=-78.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1FN-1992-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3-G202A (registry code 3021424, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g202a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3G202A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016579A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES IN VALLEY SPRAYING GYPSY MOTHS. PULLED UP STEEPLY STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 BFO90FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA046), May 19, 1990: Douglas DC-3 (N1FN), Capon Bridge, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF THE DC-3, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWERLINES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION WIRES), AND…

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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