Swearingen SA26AT N7603
8 August 1981 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1981 at about 12:00 local time, a Swearingen SA26AT registered N7603, operated by Union Oil Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Midland, Texas, United States. 2 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland Rgnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Registration
- N7603
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Union Oil Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Big Springs, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2593
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
R MAIN TIRE BLOWN ON ROTATION.SEVERE VIBRATION DRG LIFT-OFF & LDG.WING, FUSELAGE DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA26AT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1981 | Swearingen SA26AT | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | NM Elec SVC Co | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1981 | Swearingen SA26AT | Austin, Texas, United States | The LEO Corp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1981 | Swearingen SA26AT | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Lease Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Swearingen SA26AT | Redding, California, United States | Pacific GAS | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |