# Accident 19780226010779A: Beech 35BEECH, Rochester, MN, February 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 82 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226010779A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH WEATHER ANEMOMETER ON AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC78DER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER30), Feb 26, 1978: Beech 35 (N40U), Rochester, MN, 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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