# NTSB MKC78FER26: Beech F33A, N7209R, Cologne, MN, February 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1978
- Place: Cologne, MN · COLOGNE, MN
- Location: 44.7698° N, 93.7926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cologne, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7698&lon=-93.7926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1684   78/2/3    COLOGNE,MN          BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 947
        TIME - 0925                    N7209R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUTCHINSON,MN               LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7209R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7209R-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N CE-684, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (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 19780203013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203013669A), Feb 3, 1978: Beech 35C33, Cologne, 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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