29.3730° N, 100.8819° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1980 · 12:55 local
Place
Del Rio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N265RM
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Approach made down to minimums. Landed hot & intentionally ground-looped airplane to avoid leaving runway end.
As the FAA filed it
APPROACH MADE DOWN TO MINIMUMS. LANDED HOT & INTENTIONALLY GROUND-LOOPED AIRPLANE TO AVOID LEAVING RUNWAY END.