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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA26AT · West Chicago, IN · February 24, 1979

Date
February 24, 1979 · 14:24 local
Place
West Chicago, IN
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N211CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEE40
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,680 total372 in this make and model61 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.

Landing gear retracted on takeoff. Switch may have been knocked to the up position when PIC got out to check engine

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN KNOCKED TO THE UP POSITION WHEN PIC GOT OUT TO CHECK ENGINE

NTSB investigation

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