# Accident 19801202071359A: Swrngn SA26AT, Albany, KY, December 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Albany, KY
- Airport: Albany
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MF-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,628 total, 24 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202071359A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED THROUGH HOLE IN CLOUDS TO FIND VFR AIRPORT. STRUCK CREST OF TREE-COVERED HILL. LOW CEILING VISIBILITY.

## 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 ATL81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA022), Dec 2, 1980: Swearigen SA26AT (N177MF), Albany, KY, destroyed, 3 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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