# NTSB MKC79DER02: Beech C35, N5877C, Pipestone, MN, November 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Pipestone, MN · PIPESTONE, MN
- Location: 43.9959° N, 96.3111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pipestone, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9959&lon=-96.3111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5877C-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N D-2833, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pipestone 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 19781102039749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102039749A), Nov 2, 1978: Beech F35, Pipestone, MN, Substantial damage. Drive shaft between tach/prop gov drive gear & tach drive adapterared.

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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