# NTSB MKC78FA055: Beech 60, N777HH, Faribault, MN, July 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Faribault, MN · FARIBAULT, MN
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HH-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N P-109, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Registry model: [Beech 60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (registry code 1153602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO-580 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-580-series) (registry code 41537, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780712041209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712041209A), Jul 12, 1978: Beech A60, Faribault, MN, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Wx radar inop. General disintegration.

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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