# Accident 19881008045749A: Doug A20GHUGHES, Harlingen, TX, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1300° N, 97.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1300&lon=-97.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67921, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67921-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas A-20G (registry code 3020306, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A20GHUGHES
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R260029
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 26,100 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045749A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND AFTER MAKING A TOUR OUT OF AN AIRSHOW 3 PLANE FORMATION.PROBLEM REPORTED. PILOT HAD HEART DISEASE

## 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 FTW89DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG02), Oct 8, 1988: Douglas A-20G (N67921), San Benito, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT WHILE FLYING AN AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FROM A CARDIAC RHYTHM DISTURBANCE.

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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