# NTSB ANC77DA008: Swearingen SA26AT, N1500X, King Salmon, AK, November 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1976
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1500X-1998-09-24), registration cancelled 1998-09-24, S/N T26127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: King Salmon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761114040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114040369A), Nov 14, 1976: Swrngn SA26AT, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage

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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