# Accident 19940318005589A: Swrngn SA226AT, Winchester, VA, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 00:50 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1393° N, 78.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1393&lon=-78.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20PT-2013-09-24) (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 SA226AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005589A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT APPROACH. LOST LEFT ENGINE DUE FUEL STARVATION. NOT FEATHERED. GEAR DOWN. BELOW VMC. HIT TREES. BAD GAUGES.

## 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 NYC94FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA064), Mar 18, 1994: Swearingen SA-26AT (N20PT), Winchester, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE FUEL QUANTITY MEASURING SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, FOLLOWED BY IMPROPER EMERGENCY…

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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