Swearingen SA26AT CF-GRA
3 May 1972 · Fairfield, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1972 at about 10:50 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered CF-GRA, operated by Kenting Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairfield, New Jersey, 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 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Caldwell-Wright
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- CF-GRA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kenting Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Buffalo, Ny → Windsor Locks, Conn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0016
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
GR NOT LWRD FOR LDG, PROPS HIT RWY, ABORTED, UN GOARND DUE PROP DMG, LWRD GR HIT HARD, BROKE NOSE GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Copeland Refri | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | Granite City S | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Swearingen SA26AT | Hot Springs, Virginia, United States | Alpena Flying | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Jan 1973 | Swearingen SA26AT | Charlottesvile, Virginia, United States | Transcontinent | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |