# Incident 19781219023369I: Beech 58, St Paul, MN, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978, 17:35 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7962R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7962R-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT. RUNWAY ICY, WITH BLOWING SNOW.

## Other reports on N7962R (2)

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

- [Incident 19780913017389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913017389I), Sep 13, 1978: Beech 58 (N7962R), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on roll out.
- [Incident 19780705042279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705042279I), Jul 5, 1978: Beech 58 (N7962R), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed in moderate rain shower, lost directional control due to hydroplaning in standing water.

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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