# Accident 19930525015099A: Swrngn SA226T, Santa Fe, NM, May 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1993, 21:14 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OPKA
- Location: 35.7401° N, 105.8590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7401&lon=-105.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241DT-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3313U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 7,125 total, 3,550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525015099A

## Narrative

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

ILS APPROACH 02 CIRCLE 15. LINED UPON 20. GIVEN OPTION 20 OR 15. IMPACTED HILL 5MI WEST AIRPORT. NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 FTW93FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA165), May 26, 1993: Fairchild SA-226T (N241DT), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED CIRCLING APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND A LACK OF VISUAL REFERENCE.

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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