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NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA26AT · King Salmon, AK · November 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1976
Place
King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1500XSwearingen SA26AT
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761114040369A
Case key
156526

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4012  76/11/14   KING SALMON,AK      SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N1500X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            26, 6377 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N1500X
Reported as
Swearingen SA26AT
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
King Salmon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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