# NTSB MKC75FER34: Beech V35, N2798T, St Paul, MN, December 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1974
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4167  74/12/20   ST PAUL,MINN        BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2911
        TIME - 0926                    N2798T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 719 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,MINN                MORRIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NR 5 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FAILED.COLLIDED WITH ILS LOCALIZER ANT DURING LNDG ROLL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2798T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2798T), registered now, S/N D-8488, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (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: St Paul Downtown

## 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 19741220041789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741220041789A), Dec 20, 1974: Beech V35, St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Nr 5 connecting rod bolts failed. Collided with ILS localizer ant during lndg roll out.

## Other investigations on N2798T (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 MKC72FER57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER57), May 3, 1972: Beech V35 (N2798T), So.St.Paul, 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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