# Accident 20031127037579A: Swrngn SA26AT, Jacksonville, FL, November 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2003, 07:53 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3025° N, 81.4908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3025&lon=-81.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N698X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N698X-2004-09-22) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031127037579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2003, N698X WAS ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE FL. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WENT BELOW THE GLIDESLOPE, STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA04FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA029), Nov 27, 2003: Swearingen SA-26-AT (N698X), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's descent below decision height while performing an ILS approach with low ceilings and fog, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor associated with the…

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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