# Accident 19790212002849A: Swrngn SA26AT, Butler, PA, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52LF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,930 total, 2,148 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RWY COVERED WITH ICE AND THREE INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, HIT SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC79FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM16), Feb 12, 1979: Swearingen SA26AT (N52LF), Butler, PA, 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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