19791019042519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA26AT · Palo Alto, CA · October 19, 1979

Date
October 19, 1979 · 23:16 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65103
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA005
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3311
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,331 total197 in this make and model121 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine stalled at or near touchdown due to bird ingestion. Airplane lifted off. Rolled over. Crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE STALLED AT OR NEAR TOUCHDOWN DUE TO BIRD INGESTION. AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF. ROLLED OVER. CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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