# Incident 19860704062999I: Swrngn SA26AT, Waycross, GA, July 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1986, 15:20 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Weat Co
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2098° N, 82.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2098&lon=-82.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EF-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86IA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86IA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860704062999I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN AIR STAIR DOOR AFTER LANDING. DOOR FELL OUTWARD. SEVERED FINGERTIP IN STEP CHANNEL.

## 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 ATL86IA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86IA190), Jul 4, 1986: Swearingen SA-26AT (N20EF), Waycross, GA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N20EF (3)

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

- [Incident 19920303006789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920303006789I), Mar 3, 1992: Swrngn SA26AT (N20EF), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear would not lock down. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19911030057679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911030057679I), Oct 30, 1991: Swrngn SA26AT (N20EF), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as propeller struck runway. Finally got gear down. Suspect gear master relay.
- [Incident 19820609049619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609049619I), Jun 9, 1982: Swrngn SA26AT (N20EF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. #1 Engine quit on #1 tank. Pilot landed on closed airport, blew tires stopping. Fuel gauges out of calibration.

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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