19790201002029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA26-T · Craig, CO · February 1, 1979

Date
February 1, 1979 · 10:20 local
Place
Craig, CO
Airport
Craig Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1198S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTE22
Reported as
Swrngn SA26T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,070 total450 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During night landing on snow covered runway, aircraft ran into snowdrifts on runway edge and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

DURING NIGHT LANDING ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT RAN INTO SNOWDRIFTS ON RUNWAY EDGE AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.