# Accident 19830217007609A: Swrngn SA26T, Madison, SD, February 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1983, 20:50 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Airport: Madison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0001° N, 97.1005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0001&lon=-97.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EF-1993-03-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 297 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217007609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT SNOWBANK AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.

## 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 DEN83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA065), Feb 18, 1983: Swearingen SA-26T (N737EF), Madison, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737EF (1)

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

- [Incident 19841205069579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205069579I), Dec 5, 1984: Swrngn SA26T (N737EF), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft hit compacted ice on rollout losing directional control. Ran off runway before stopping.

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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