# Incident 19801118080269I: Swrngn SA26T, New Castle, DE, November 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: New Castle, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmingto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739G-1989-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA26-T (registry code 8780102, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 7,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118080269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. NOSE WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED PERHAPS DUE TO TAKEOFF ON SLUSHY RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N739G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760520013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760520013509A), May 20, 1976: Swrngn SA26T (N739G), OK, Destroyed

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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