# Accident 19760108001879A: Swrngn SA26AT, Indianapolis, IN, January 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1976
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Weir Cook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1969K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 360 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108001879A

## Narrative

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

EXPOSED PORTIONS OF ACTUATOR NUT ABT 3/4 IN LESS THAN ON OTR SIM ACFT.R ACT 1 1/2IN SHORT DWN 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 CHI76FEA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA22), Jan 8, 1976: Swearingen SA26AT (N1969K), Indianapolis, IN, 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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