- Date
- November 2, 1978
- Place
- Pipestone, MN · PIPESTONE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5877CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781102039749A
- Case key
- 138350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3810 78/11/2 PIPESTONE,MN BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 368 TIME - 0930 N5877C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 318 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPESTONE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN BOULDER JUNCTION,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN TACH/PROP GOV DRIVE GEAR & TACH DRIVE ADAPTER SHEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5877C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pipestone Muni
N5877CRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.