# Accident 19790224005869A: Swrngn SA26AT, West Chicago, IN, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 14:24 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IN
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N211CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,680 total, 372 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224005869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE40), Feb 24, 1979: Swearingen SA26T (N211CC), West Chicago, IL, 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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