# NTSB FTW78FRG39: Dehaviland DHC-3, N5370G, Del Rio, TX, May 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Del Rio, TX · DEL RIO, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0895  78/5/10    DEL RIO,TX          DEHAVILAND DHC-3    CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1670
        TIME - 1130                    N5370G              PX-  2  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL RIO INTERNTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL RIO,TX                  ALAMAGORDO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ELEV PUSH-PULL TUBE BROKEN.ACFT PARKED IN WINDS 30G58,CTLS NOT LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5370G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5370G-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 343, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DHC-3
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Del Rio Interntl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780510011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510011099A), May 10, 1978: Dhav DHC3, Del Rio,Tx, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Elev push-pull tube broken. Acft parked in winds 30G58,ctls not locke.

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.

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