# NTSB MKC74DER28: Beech E58, N6AC, T River Fall, MN, December 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: T River Fall, MN · T RIVER FALL, MN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3877  73/12/19   T RIVER FALL,MINN   BEECH E58           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3653
        TIME - 1455                    N6AC                PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1594 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  T RIVER FALL,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG TAXI FOR TKOF TAXIED THRU SNOW DRIFTS.R BRAKE FROZEN TO DISC TIRE ROTATED.AC 91-13A CVRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6AC-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N TH-267, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thief River Mun

## 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 19731219042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219042009A), Dec 19, 1973: Beech 58, T River Fall, MN, Substantial damage. Drg taxi for tkof taxied thru snow drifts.r brake frozen to disc tire rotated. Ac 91-13A cvrs.

## Other investigations on N6AC (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 MKC76DER55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER55), Mar 8, 1976: Beech 58 (N6AC), Thief Rvr Fls, MN, substantial damage

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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