# NTSB ANC70AA071: Swearingen SA26AT, N1214S, Anaktuvuk, AK, April 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1970
- Place: Anaktuvuk, AK · ANAKTUVUK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0183  70/4/12    ANAKTUVUK,ALAS      SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0840                    N1214S              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 5731 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANAKTUVUK PASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOOLIK LAKE,ALAS            ANAKTUVUK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APRX 12 INS SNOW ON RNWY.PACKED SNOW AROUND NOSE WHEEL CAUSED WHEEL TO COCK TO L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1214S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1214S-1974-05-08), registration cancelled 1974-05-08, S/N T26-31, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (registry code 8780102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anaktuvuk Pass

## Other investigations on N1214S (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 ANC74AA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA046-201651), May 16, 1973: Swearingen SA26T (N1214S), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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.

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