# Accident 19781204044809A: Swrngn SA226T, Ft Pierce, FL, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: Ft Pierce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.4080° N, 80.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Pierce Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4080&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97AB-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204044809A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA79FLD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD22), Dec 4, 1978: Swearingen SAT226 (N97AB), Ft Pierce, FL, 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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