# Accident 19800308005899A: Swrngn SA226AT, Albany, NY, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 22:03 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720R-1981-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005899A

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR BLEW OUT IN FLIGHT. CAUSED EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION, INJURY & AIRPLANEDAMAGE. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 NYC80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA025), Mar 8, 1980: Swearingen SA226 (N720R), Glens Falls, NY, 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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