# Accident 19780122018859A: Beech F35, Litchfield, MN, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Litchfield, MN
- Airport: Litchfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.0971° N, 94.5072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITCHFIELD MUNI (LJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0971&lon=-94.5072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4426D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4426D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122018859A

## Narrative

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

SWITCH, PROPELLER PIICH CHANGE, P/N8712K2.LOST RPM.

## 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 MKC78FER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER23), Jan 22, 1978: Beech G35 (N4426D), Litchfield, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4426D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840503037459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503037459I), May 3, 1984: Beech G35 (N4426D), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Blamed distraction of a tower request to extend the downwind leg.

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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