# Accident 19780510011099A: Dhav DHC3, Del Rio,Tx, TX, May 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Del Rio,Tx, TX
- Airport: Del Rio Interntl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5370G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5370G-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 250 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510011099A

## Narrative

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

ELEV PUSH-PULL TUBE BROKEN.ACFT PARKED IN WINDS 30G58,CTLS NOT LOCKE.

## 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 FTW78FRG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG39), May 10, 1978: Dehaviland DHC-3 (N5370G), Del Rio, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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