# Accident 19790115000849A: Swrngn SA226TC, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, January 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1979, 18:05 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAA
- Location: 44.3929° N, 89.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3929&lon=-89.8267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,189 total, 234 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD WITH NOSE POINTED TO LEFT, RAN INTO A SNOW BANK. 25 OF 42 RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT OPERATING.

## 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 CHI79FEP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP23), Jan 15, 1979: Swearingen SA-226 (N160MA), Wisconsin Rpds, WI, 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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