# NTSB MKC76DER55: Beech 58, N6AC, Thief Rvr Fls, MN, March 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1976
- Place: Thief Rvr Fls, MN · THIEF RVR FLS, MN
- Location: 48.1112° N, 96.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thief River Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1112&lon=-96.1776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1071   76/3/8    THIEF RVR FLS,MN    BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 12170
        TIME - 2400                    N6AC                PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 4001 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RVR FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              THIEF RVR FLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- IMPROPER TOWING PROCEDURES BFR DPTR BENT UPPER TORQUE KNEE.PLT UN CTL ACFT PULL TO L AFTR LNDG.
```

## 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 58
- 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 Rvr Falls

## 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 19760308009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760308009669A), Mar 8, 1976: Beech 58, Thief Rvr Fls, MN, Substantial damage. Improper towing procedures bfr dptr bent upper torque knee. Plt un ctl acft pull to l aftr lndg.

## 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 MKC74DER28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER28), Dec 19, 1973: Beech E58 (N6AC), T River Fall, 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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