# Accident 19790201002029A: Swrngn SA26T, Craig, CO, February 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Airport: Craig Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5242° N, 107.5556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG (CO21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5242&lon=-107.5556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198S-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,070 total, 450 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201002029A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN79FTE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE22), Feb 1, 1979: Swearingen SA26T (N1198S), Craig, CO, 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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