Harlingen - Harlingen

On October 8, 1988 at 02:15 PM, Harlingen - Harlingen experienced a crash involving Douglas A-20 Havoc, operated by Confederate Air Force, with the event recorded near San Benito Texas.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The 70 years old pilot was flying a Douglas A-20 in a flight of 3 aircraft at an airshow (Confederate Air Force 'Airshow 88'). Afterflying on a southerly heading, the flight entered a procedure turn which involved a 90° left turn to the east followed by a 270° right turn back northbound. While maneuvering, the A-20 entered a right descending turn and subsequently crashed on level terrain in a relatively wings level descent. The main wreckage came to rest about 225 feet from the initial impact point. According to a pathological report, the pilot had severe coronary arteriosclerosis and suffered a heart attack.

Aircraft reference details include registration N67921, MSN 21857, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.1326°, -97.6308°.