# Accident 19730210002549A: Beech D18C, Del Rio, TX, February 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.3742° N, 100.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEL RIO INTL (DRT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3742&lon=-100.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80365-1975-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18C (registry code 1151002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R9A (registry code 17017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,326 total, 300 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210002549A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW73FRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG48), Feb 10, 1973: Beech D18C (N80365), Del Rio, TX, substantial 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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