# Accident 19730129001889A: Swrngn SA26T, Charlottesvile, VA, January 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1973
- Place: Charlottesvile, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N51L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,599 total, 910 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730129001889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG GR HANDLE FOUND IN UP PSN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID17), Jan 29, 1973: Swearingen SA26AT (N51L), Charlottesvile, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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