# Accident 19790531011339A: Swrngn SA226T, San Marcus, TX, May 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1979, 10:42 local time
- Place: San Marcus, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5654M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,380 total, 530 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531011339A

## Narrative

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

FAA CERTIFICATION FLT TEST- HEAVY WEIGHT, FORWARD CG. LEFT POWER LEVER RETARDED AT 50 FT. AGL. ACFT YAWED,LDG HARD.

## 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 FTW79FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG37), May 31, 1979: Swearingen SA226 (N5654M), San Marcos, TX, 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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