# Accident 19780502011019A: Beech F35, Del Rio, TX, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N3394C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3394C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 16 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502011019A

## 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 FTW78FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG37), May 2, 1978: Beech 35 (N3394C), 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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