# Accident 19780813043199A: Swrngn SA226TC, Austin, TX, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operator: TJA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300TL-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 815 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813043199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REFUELED IN RIGHT WING W 125GAL BFR 18 MIN FLIGHT. CROSSFLOW VALVE OFF.

## 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 FTW78FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA068), Aug 13, 1978: Swearingen SA226 (N300TL), Austin, TX, destroyed

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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