Swearingen SA226 N720R
8 March 1980 · Glens Falls, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1980 at about 22:03 local time, a Swearingen SA226 registered N720R, operated by Syracuse Execu, was involved in an accident during in flight near Glens Falls, New York, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glens Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226
- Registration
- N720R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Syracuse Execu
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boston, Ma → Syracuse, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0658
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Empire Airline | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1979 | Swearingen SA226 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Swearingen AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Britt Airways | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Swearingen SA226-TC | Palm Springs, California, United States | Sunaire | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |