19801210078469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226T · Topeka, KS · December 10, 1980

Date
December 10, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FA010
Reported as
Swrngn SA226T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,820 total40 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Wing fuel vent clogged by sealant. Pressurized, damaged wing in flight.

As the FAA filed it

WING FUEL VENT CLOGGED BY SEALANT. PRESSURIZED, DAMAGED WING IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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