# NTSB MKC78DER30: Beech 35, N40U, Rochester, MN, February 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Rochester, MN · ROCHESTER, MN
- Location: 44.0216° N, 92.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0216&lon=-92.4699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1201  78/2/26    ROCHESTER,MN        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 517
        TIME - 1806                    N40U                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MN               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WEATHER ANEMOMETER ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40U), registered now, S/N D-1336, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochester Muni

## 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 19780226010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226010779A), Feb 26, 1978: Beech 35BEECH, Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Collided with weather anemometer on airport.

## Other investigations on N40U (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 MKC67F0515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0515), Apr 16, 1967: Beech 35 (N40U), Minneapolis, 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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