- Date
- July 12, 1978
- Place
- Faribault, MN · FARIBAULT, MN
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N777HHBeech 60
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780712041209A
- Case key
- 140406
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3731 78/7/12 FARIBAULT,MN BEECH 60 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3209 TIME - 0758 N777HH PX- 5 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 338 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLIVIA,MN LAFAYETTE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WX RADAR INOP.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777HH
- Reported as
- Beech 60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N777HHRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech 60Airframe modelBeech 60Engine modelLycoming GSO-580 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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