# NTSB Accident CHI89MA095
> **DOUGLAS DC3C-S13CG** · 1989-05-22 · WATERMAN, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89MA095
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28280
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-22
- **Location:** WATERMAN, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC3C-S13CG
- **Registration:** N47CE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 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.

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