# Accident 19791019042519A: Swrngn SA26AT, Palo Alto, CA, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 23:16 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65103-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,331 total, 197 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019042519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA005), Oct 19, 1979: Swearingen SA26AT (N65103), Palo Alto, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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