Swearingen SA226 N5654M
31 May 1979 · San Marcos, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1979 at about 10:42 local time, a Swearingen SA226 registered N5654M, operated by Swearingen AVN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Marcos, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Marcos, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Marcos Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226
- Registration
- N5654M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Swearingen AVN
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1140
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
FAA FLIGHT TEST PILOT AT CONTROLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Syracuse Execu | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Austin, Texas, United States | Tejas Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Killeen, Texas, United States | Rio Airways, I | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | Air Virginia | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |