Swearingen SA26T N2601S
29 March 1966 · San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1966 at about 15:30 local time, a Swearingen SA26T registered N2601S, operated by Sweringen Acft, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26T
- Registration
- N2601S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sweringen Acft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0903
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOSE GEAR STRUT TURNED OUT OF DETENT BY AERODYNAMIC FORCES DURING FLIGHT.NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LDG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1969 | Swearingen SA26T | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Thurston Motor | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Swearingen SA26T | Quebec, Canada | Olin Construct | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1971 | Swearingen SA26T | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | L.robert Kimba | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1972 | Swearingen SA26T | Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | The Federal Co | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1973 | Swearingen SA26T | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1976 | Swearingen SA26T | Clare, Michigan, United States | Cappaert Inves | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |