Swearingen SA26AT N65103
19 October 1979 · Palo Alto, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 October 1979 at about 23:16 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N65103, operated by Valley Equity, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Palo Alto, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N65103
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Valley Equity
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bakersfield, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3962
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 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
IFR CANCELLED, VFR LDG HARD, ABORTED LDG ROLL LEFTCRASHED INVERTED.L ENG BIRD INJESTION.7 ACFT DMGD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1979 | Swearingen SA26AT | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1979 | Swearingen SA26AT | Houston, Texas, United States | Trunkline GAS | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1979 | Swearingen SA26AT | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1979 | Swearingen SA26AT | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Harsco Corp | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Swearingen SA26AT | Crestview, Florida, United States | Almar Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Swearingen SA26AT | Redding, California, United States | Pacific GAS | 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 | - |