# Accident 19781122041589A: Swrngn SA26T, Memphis, TN, November 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1978
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Olive Branch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2301N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301N-1982-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122041589A

## Narrative

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

CONTROLLER WARNED PLT OF LOW ALT ALERT 3 TIMES.

## 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 IAD79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA017), Nov 22, 1978: Swearingen SA26-T (N2301N), Memphis, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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