# Accident 19770722021491A: Beech C45H, Del Rio, TX, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N87689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87689-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,173 total, 2,588 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722021491A

## Narrative

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

USDA SCREWWORM ERADICATION FLY DROP

## Other aircraft in the event

- F, Piper PA28R: [Accident 19770722021492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722021492A)

## 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 FTW77DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG60), Jul 22, 1977: Beech C-45 (N87689), 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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