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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Glenwood Spring, CO · February 13, 1992

Date: February 13, 1992 · 20:55 local
Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CMUA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N26JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN92FA035
Reported as: Swrngn SA26AT
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33111U
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,600 total750 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N26JBRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 1994 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26163 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26AT

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What happened

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Secured right engine due surging. Problem left engine. Pilot disoriented. Hit mountain. Fuel control. Shroud defect.

As the FAA filed it

SECURED RIGHT ENGINE DUE SURGING. PROBLEM LEFT ENGINE. PILOT DISORIENTED. HIT MOUNTAIN. FUEL CONTROL.SHROUD DEFECT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN92FA035Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportGlenwood Spring, COMalfunction of the right engine fuel control that caused the engine to flame out, and delamination of the left engine compressor shroud. Factors were: the pilot became disoriented, the mountainous terrain, the dark night, and the weather conditions.Feb 14, 1992 · Destroyed

Other reports on N26JB · 1

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

Incident 19790215007199IStarting Engines · Ft Lauderdale, FLOn starting engine, turbine came apart. Component parts punctured holes in fuselage.Feb 15, 1979 · Reported as Swrngn SA226AT · Minor damage