# Accident 19780712041209A: Beech A60, Faribault, MN, July 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HH-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO-580 series (registry code 41537, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-580-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,209 total, 338 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712041209A

## Narrative

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

WX RADAR INOP.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.

## 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 MKC78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA055), Jul 12, 1978: Beech 60 (N777HH), Faribault, MN, substantial damage, 6 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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