# NTSB MKC78FER23: Beech G35, N4426D, Litchfield, MN, January 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Litchfield, MN · LITCHFIELD, MN
- Location: 45.1220° N, 94.5259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1220&lon=-94.5259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1982  78/1/22    LITCHFIELD,MN       BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 170
        TIME - 1345                    N4426D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITCHFIELD,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SWITCH, PROPELLER PIICH CHANGE, P/N8712K2.LOST RPM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4426D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4426D), registered now, S/N D-4526, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Litchfield 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 19780122018859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122018859A), Jan 22, 1978: Beech F35, Litchfield, MN, Substantial damage. Switch, propeller piich change, P/N8712K2.lost RPM.

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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