# Accident 19880720029169A: Doug DC6A, Golden Meadow, LA, July 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1988, 19:24 local time
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: HPAF
- Location: 29.3806° N, 90.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3806&lon=-90.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33VX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33VX-1991-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720029169A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF DESTINATION.HIT A LEVEE AND BROKE UP IN CANAL. HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL IN PIC AND COPILOT

## 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 FTW88FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA136), Jul 21, 1988: Douglas DC-6A (N33VX), Golden Meadow, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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