Swearingen SA26AT N97D
21 August 1969 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1969 at about 18:45 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N97D, operated by Pittsburg Coke, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Antonio, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- International
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N97D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pittsburg Coke
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3628
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
LDG GR ACTUATOR SWITCH COULD BE ACTUATED UP BY SLIGHT PRESSURE WITHOUT RELEASING IT FROM DETENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1970 | Swearingen SA26AT | Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1970 | Swearingen SA26AT | Willoughby H, Ohio, United States | Air Combustion | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1970 | Swearingen SA26AT | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Gulf Life Insu | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Swearingen SA26AT | Hot Springs, Virginia, United States | Alpena Flying | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Mar 1971 | Swearingen SA26AT | Stamford, Texas, United States | T J Rainey and | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | Kenting Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |