# Incident 19871121074009I: Doug DC1010, Newark, NJ, November 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1987, 23:15 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121074009I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN SUFFERED HEART ATTACK ON FINAL APPROACH. FIRST OFFICER TOOK OVER CONTROLS AND TAXIED TO GATE.

## 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 FTW88IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA029), Nov 22, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N121AA), Newark, NJ, incident, no damage

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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