Swearingen SA26AT N1969K
8 January 1976 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1976 at about 14:16 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N1969K, operated by Grunaw Company, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 3 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 14:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weir Cook
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N1969K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Grunaw Company
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Milwaukee, Wi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0269
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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
EXPOSED PORTIONS OF ACTUATOR NUT ABT 3/4 IN LESSTHAN ON OTR SIM ACFT.R ACT 1 1/2IN SHORT DWN PSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1976 | Swearingen SA26AT | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | Beckett Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1976 | Swearingen SA26AT | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1976 | Swearingen SA26AT | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Hallmark Coal | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Swearingen SA26AT | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | Steel Structur | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Swearingen SA26AT | Crestview, Florida, United States | Almar Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1978 | Swearingen SA26AT | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Gulf and Weste | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |