# NTSB CHI79FEE40: Swearingen SA26T, N211CC, West Chicago, IL, February 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1979
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515  79/2/24    WEST CHICAGO,IL     SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1424                    N211CC              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      32, 6680 TOTAL HOURS, 373
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N211CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage County

## 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 19790224005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224005869A), Feb 24, 1979: Swrngn SA26AT, West Chicago, IN, Substantial damage. Landing gear retracted on takeoff. Switch may have been knocked to the up position when PIC got out to check engine

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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