Swearingen SA26AT N20DE
16 October 1971 · Hot Springs, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 October 1971 at about 13:17 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N20DE, operated by Alpena Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ingalls
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N20DE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alpena Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2650
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DESCENDED BLO MDA ON 3RD ATTEMPT AT NO G/S ILS APCH. HIT 150 FT SHORT AND TO R OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1971 | Swearingen SA26AT | Stamford, Texas, United States | T J Rainey and | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | Swearingen SA26AT | Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | Kenting Aviati | 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 | - |
| 28 Mar 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Copeland Refri | Fatal | 4 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |