- Date
- February 25, 1972
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4257XSwearingen SA26AT
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165459
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1347 72/2/25 VALPARAISO,IND SWEARINGEN SA26AT CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1750 N4257X PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC 59, 15075 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER CO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO VALPARAISO,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- HIT PILE OF FROZEN SNOW ALONGSIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4257X
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porter Co Muni