Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Waterman, Illinois 60556
Monday, May 22, 1989 10:45 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE COPILOT FOR A NEW (PART 135) OPN. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE DC-3, N47CE, MANEUVERING AT 3000 FT MSL (APRX 2200 FT AGL) WITH THE GEAR & FLAPS EXTENDED. SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING A TURN, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN IT ENTERED A SPIN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT SEEMED TO STOP SPINNING, BUT IT ENTERED A SECONDARY SPIN & CRASHED BEFORE RECOVERY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) HAD 30 HRS OF FLTTIME IN THE MAKE/MODEL OF ACFT. NO RECORD WAS FOUND TO SHOW THAT THE PIC HAD BEEN TRAINED IN APPROACHES TO STALLS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND, THOUGH IT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT & FIRE. THE COPILOT WAS A RETIRED AIRLINE PLT, WHO HAD FLOWN THE DC-3 IN THE 1940'S. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE GEAR & FLAPS WERE (FULLY) EXTENDED & THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET IN A FULL NOSE UP (TRIM) POSITION.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
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 RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: USE OF EXCESSIVE ELEVATOR TRIM, THE PIC'S LACK OF TRAINING (IN APPROACHES TO STALLS) AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE/MODEL OF AIRCRAFT, AND THE COPILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE/MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/22/1989 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1045 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | WATERMAN |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 60556 |
| Event Date Year | 1989 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1128 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 315 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | RFD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 736 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 25 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 10000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 80 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 3 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 402 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 22 1989 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1050 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 38811 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N47CE |
| NTSB Number | CHI89MA095 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Ground |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | DOUGLAS |
| Aircraft Model | DC3C-S13CG |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | DC3C-S13CG |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 13456 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 26900 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 26 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 20 1988 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 62 |
| Airframe Hours | 17177 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CONDOR ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | AURORA MUNI ARPT RT. 1 BOX433R |
| Aircraft Owner City | SUGAR GROVE |
| Aircraft Owner State | IL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 60554 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | CNDA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | ARR |
| Departure City | SUGAR GROVE |
| Departure State | IL |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1030 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | ARR |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | 0 |
| Runway Width | 0 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |