Swearingen SA26AT N111GL
1 July 1970 · New Braunfels, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1970 at about 11:20 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N111GL, operated by Gulf Life Insu, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. 4 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 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Braunfels, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clear Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N111GL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gulf Life Insu
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- San Antonio, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 GR TIRE FAILED, CAUSED NOSE GR FAILURE.
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 |
| 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 | - |
| 21 Aug 1969 | Swearingen SA26AT | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Pittsburg Coke | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |