# NTSB CHI76FEA22: Swearingen SA26AT, N1969K, Indianapolis, IN, January 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1976
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA22

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0269   76/1/8    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1416                    N1969K              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 56, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- EXPOSED PORTIONS OF ACTUATOR NUT ABT 3/4 IN LESS THAN ON OTR SIM ACFT.R ACT 1 1/2IN SHORT DWN PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1969K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weir Cook

## 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 19760108001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108001879A), Jan 8, 1976: Swrngn SA26AT, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Exposed portions of actuator nut abt 3/4 in less than on otr sim acft.r act 1 1/2IN short dwn psn.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.