# Accident 19810424018809A: Swrngn SA26AT, Santa Fe, NM, April 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1981, 08:02 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Co Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474U-1999-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,630 total, 362 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424018809A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. GROUND-LOOPED. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. SKID MARKS. POSSIBLE ASYMETRICAL PROP REVERSAL

## 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 FTW81FQA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA27), Apr 24, 1981: Swearingen SA26AT (N474U), Santa Fe, NM, 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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