# Accident 19850619029439A: Swrngn SA26AT, Rock Springs, TX, June 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0101° N, 100.2106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0101&lon=-100.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199TA-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 705HP (registry code 01506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-705hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,843 total, 66 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619029439A

## Narrative

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

TAIL SECTION SEPARATED DURING CLIMB. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INVERTED. IMPROPER SKIN SPLICE SEPARATED IN TURBULENCE.

## 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 FTW85FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA259), Jun 19, 1985: Swearingen SA-26AT (N199TA), Rocksprings, TX, destroyed, 1 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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